Jacob Woodruff House

Jacob Woodruff House
Location 610 Liberty Street Ripon, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°50′52″N 88°50′49″W / 43.84778°N 88.84694°W / 43.84778; -88.84694Coordinates: 43°50′52″N 88°50′49″W / 43.84778°N 88.84694°W / 43.84778; -88.84694
Built 1850
Architectural style Octagon Mode
NRHP Reference # 74000090[1]
Added to NRHP December 30, 1974

The Jacob Woodruff House is a two-story octagonal house constructed of concrete walls, featuring a large, windowed cupola, and metal roof.[2] It is located in Ripon in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Jacob Woodruff was a member of and the librarian for the Wisconsin Phalanx in 1846, a communal society based on the philosophy of Charles Fourier, a French socialist.[3][4][5]

References

  1. Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Travis, Dale (March 10, 2008). "Wisconsin Round Barns List".
  3. Pedrick, S. M. (December 11, 1902). Proceedings of the state Historical Society of Wisconsin at its 50th Annual Meeting. Historical Society of Wisconsin. pp. 190–226.
  4. "Woodruff, Jacob, House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  5. Engel, Charlene Stant (1993-12-29). "Woodruff, Jacob, House" (PDF). NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form (National Park Service). Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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