B. B. Clarke House 1899

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Erected 1981 by Madison Landmarks Commission

Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
43.082044,-89.363019
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B.B. CLARKE HOUSE
Claude and Starck
1899

One of Claude and Starck's earliest designs, this Queen Anne house has a Gothic theme, with pointed-arched windows and steeply pitched roofs. It was designed for B. B. Clarke, who earned a fortune in Indiana by manufacturing threshing machines before he moved to Madison in 1890. From 1898 to his death in 1929, Clarke published The American Thresherman, an influential international journal specializing in the development and use of farm machinery.

Designated February 16, 1981
Madison Landmarks Commission

The house and marker are located on westbound Spaight Street, at its intersection with South Few Street, at 1150 Spaight Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53703.

Wisconsin Historical Society: Architecture and History Inventory: 1150 Spaight Street

Historic Name: Bascom B. Clarke House

Other Name: Alex Wood and Nosheen Ajmel House

Reference No. 16070

Year Built: 1899

Architecture Style: Queen Anne

Wall Material: Clapboard

Architect: Claude and Starck

Designations:

 - National Register Listing Date: 1980-11-28

 - State Register Listing: 1989-01-01

Additional Information:

This three story early Queen Anne house has a gabled roof with dormers, pointed arch windows in East bay and a full length open porch with a hipped roof and short columns. Gothic details appear in the dormers and stick details appear on the porch. Madison Landmark: 2/16/1981. It is also a contributing structure in the Orton Park Historic District (NRHP 10/31/1988).

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Madison Landmarks Commission: Landmark Nomination Form 

The Milwaukee Sentinel (March 18, 1929): B. B. Clarke, Prominent in Madison, Dies: Thresherman Editor is Sudden Victim of Heart Attack.

Bascom B. Clarke was 78 years old when he died unexpectedly on a Sunday morning. He is identified in the article as "one of the most prominent citizens of Madison".

Wikipedia: Claude and Starck: Madison buildings

The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Register.

The marker is No. 65 in a series of markers erected by the Madison Landmarks Commission.