Lovejoy and Merrill-Nowlan Houses

For other places of a similar name, see Merrill House.
Lovejoy and Merrill-Nowlan Houses
Location 220 and 202 St. Lawrence Ave.
Janesville, Wisconsin
Architect George Colling/James Douglas
NRHP Reference # 80000187
Added to NRHP January 21, 1980

The Lovejoy and Merrill-Nowlan Houses are located in the Courthouse Hill Historic District in Janesville, Wisconsin. In 1980, they were added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Lovejoy Mansion

Lovejoy Mansion
Location 220 St. Lawrence Ave.
Janesville, Wisconsin
Architect James Douglas
NRHP Reference # 80000187
Added to NRHP January 21, 1980

The Lovejoy Mansion is located in the Courthouse Hill Historic District in Janesville, Wisconsin. In 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

The Lovejoy Manor was designed by James Douglas and for Allen P. Lovejoy. Lovejoy was a prominent businessman who went on to be a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, the Wisconsin State Senate, and Mayor of Janesville.[2]

After his death in 1904, his wife resided in the house until she died in 1953. After Mrs. Lovejoy’s death, Joseph A. Craig bought the Lovejoy mansion in order to present it to the YWCA, whose offices remained there for the rest of the twentieth century.[3]

Merrill-Nowlan House

The Merrill-Nowlan House was home to another Janesville mayor, who died in 1908.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lovejoy and Merrill-Nowlan House". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  2. ↑ "Lovejoy, Allen Perry". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  3. ↑ "Lovejoy Mansion". Hedberg Public Library. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  4. ↑ "Lovejoy and Merrill-Nowlan Houses - Janesville, WI". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
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