William P. Sloan House

Also known as: Tomorrow's Choice Family Resource Center
912 N. Barstow St., Waukesha, Wisconsin

The first stone building constructed in Waukesha

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Overview Looking Northwest

A porch was constructed across the front of the house in the 1920s. It is believed the porch was removed when Barstow Street was widened.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in May 2016

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Coordinates:
+43.01250, -88.22919
43°00'45" N, 88°13'45" W

Quadrangle map:
Waukesha

Description

The stone was cut into small blocks and laid in regular course. It was originally built on a lot on the corner of Bridge Street (now Barstow) and Main. It was moved to the adjacent lot (its current location) about 1890. The Sloan house is believed to be the oldest surviving structure in Waukesha. Sloan was an attorney who arrived in Prairieville (Waukesha) about 1840.

National Register information

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1983
Reference number: 83004368
NR name: Sloan, William P., House
Architectural style: Mid 19th Century Revival: Exotic Revival
Area of significance: Architecture
Level of significance: Local
Evaluation criteria: C - Design/Construction
Property type: Building
Historic function: Single dwelling
Current function: Single dwelling
Period of significance: 1825-1849
Significant years: 1841; 1890

Update Log

May 12, 2016: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated status, added description and added photos

Sources

J.R. Manning - Lugnuts969 [at] gmail [dot] com
National Register database - Reference number 83004368 (Search for documents)