Platteville in Grant County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Beebe-Johnson House

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 11, 2023

1. Beebe-Johnson House Marker

Inscription. The
Beebe-Johnson
in
Platteville, Wisconsin
is listed in the
National Register
of
Historic Places
August 7, 1979

The State Historical Society of Wisconsin
in association with the U.S. Department of Interior

Erected by The State Historical Society of Wisconsin.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 42° 44.312′ N, 90° 28.839′ W. Marker is in Platteville, Wisconsin, in Grant County. It is on Maria Place just north of West Adams Street (State Highway 81), on the left when traveling north. The marker is mounted at eye-level near the southeast corner of the subject building, facing Maria Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 390 West Adams Street, Platteville WI 53818, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Corn Belt,

in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Mitchell-Rountree Stone Cottage (approx. 0.2 miles away); Platteville Carnegie Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Congregational Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Main Street Commercial Historic District Platteville (approx. ¼ mile away); First State Normal School (approx. ¼ mile away); Lewis & Clark Expedition Member Alexander H. Willard Lived Here (approx. ¼ mile away); Civic Memorial Building (approx. ¼ mile away); The Frank Burg House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Platteville.

Regarding Beebe-Johnson House. National Register of Historic Places #79000078.

From the National Register Nomination:
The Victorian Gothic house is set on a hill in a spacious, wooded lot, east of Platteville’s business district. It is based on a cross gable plan with a lattice porch in the northeast
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 11, 2023

2. Beebe-Johnson House Marker
The marker is mounted near the southeast corner of the building.
ell and a 1½ story shed roofed addition at the northwest ell. The house, two stories tall with a full basement and attic, is built of handpicked brick from Grindel's Brickyard, a Platteville establishment. Although the house was once painted a cream color, much of the paint has worn away to expose the delicate pink shade of the brick. Darker brick at the quoins and window arches provides an element of contrast. The steeply pitched gable roof, once covered with hexagonal tiles of muted colors, now has asphalt shingles. The gable ends feature overhanging eaves with molded rake boards, supported by symmetrically placed scroll brackets. Round-arched sash windows with brick sills surround the house.
William Homer Beebe, a native of Genesee County, New York, came to Platteville in the spring of 1845. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Beebe mustered Grant County volunteers to form Company K of the 44th Regiment of Wisconsin volunteers. After serving a three-year term he reenlisted and was promoted to the rank of captain. Beebe resigned his post in 1864 to study law and shortly afterward opened an office in the city of Platteville. He built his home in 1870, after his practice was well established, and lived there until his death in 1910.

Also see . . .
1. Beebe House (Wikipedia).

Beebe-Johnson House (<i>southeast elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 11, 2023

3. Beebe-Johnson House (southeast elevation)

Excerpt:

William Beebe would later become mayor of Platteville and the district attorney and justice of the peace for Grant County. Beebe's house has a Victorian Gothic design, a style not commonly used in southwest Wisconsin. The two-story brick house features a cross-gabled layout and roof, red brick quoins, tall arched windows, and bracketed boards in the eaves of the gable ends.

(Submitted on December 20, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Beebe House (Wisconsin Historical Society). Excerpt:

Mr. William Homer Beebe was instrumental in organizing Platteville's first fire company, as well as erecting the first telephone lines between Platteville and Lancaster (17 miles) in 1877, one year after Alexander Graham Bell completed his first long distance telephone line.

(Submitted on December 20, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Beebe-Johnson House (<i>southwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 11, 2023

4. Beebe-Johnson House (southwest elevation)

Beebe-Johnson House (<i>south/front elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 11, 2023

5. Beebe-Johnson House (south/front elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 353 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 20, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.