John Mann House

The John Mann House is an Italianate-styled farmhouse built in 1856 in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 8, 1982.[1] Since 1980, the building has housed Quivey's Grove restaurant.[2]

John Mann House
Location6261 Nesbitt Rd.
Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°0′33″N 89°28′43″W
Built1856
Architectural styleGreek Revival/Italianate
NRHP reference No.82000655
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 1982

History

In 1850 John Mann came west from New York state to run a livery service in Madison. After a few years he bought this farm in Fitchburg and had the house built along with a stone horse barn and two stone outhouses which still exist.[3]

The main block of the house is a two-story cube with a hipped roof. The walls, 18 inches thick, are coursed sandstone blocks dug from a neighbor's quarry. The eaves are supported by scroll-shaped brackets. Windows are tall, with stone lintels. The front door is framed in a transom and sidelights. The adjoining secondary block is similar to the main block, but 1.5 stories tall. Inside are the original hemlock floors and maple banister and newel post.[3]

The farm grew to 130 acres[4] before Mann's son Edward sold the farm in 1876. It was in the J.P. Comstock family from 1886 to 1935. After that Dr. & Mrs. William Waskow lived in the house until 1980.[3]

In 1980, the house was bought by Joe Garton and renovated by Arlan Kay of Orgeon to become Quivey's Grove Restaurant.[2]

References
  1. "John Mann House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  2. "Our History". Quivey's Grove. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  3. Leon T. Garfield (1982-01-24). "NRHP Inventory/Nomination: John Mann House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2019-03-01. With three photos.
  4. "John Mann House". Historical Marker Database.org. Retrieved 2012-02-06.


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