Franklin Street, West - Number 228 - Residence of Robert Cochrane - Robert and Lucy Cochrane House
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- Created Date
- 1903-1910
- Description
This photographic print is mounted on matboard, was taken by the local Portage photographer, Edward L. Memhard, sometime between 1900 and 1910, and features the residence of then-owner, Robert Cochrane. Ferdinand Schultz built this residence in 1877 and sold it to Robert Cochrane that same year. The photograph features the home, which is an atypical example of the Second Empire architectural style. This style includes the hip on mansard roof, projecting gable-roofed dormers, decorative bargeboard, overhanging eaves above a paneled and bracketed frieze, and central oculus window with wooden surround. Robert Cochrane was born in New York state. He came to Illinois in 1842. In 1850 he platted the city of Westfield, named for his birthplace in New York. There, he operated a sawmill, grist mill, and store in the village. He came to Portage in 1877 and resided there until late in his life when he returned to Westfield, where he died in 1910. He was elected to a number of offices of trust
- Creator
Memhard, Edward, 1861-1944
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Portage Historical Society
- Collection
- Portage Historic Homes
- Publisher
- Portage, WI: EL Memhard Photography Studio
- Subjects
- Photographs
Dwellings
Architectural elements
Cochrane, Robert
Schultz, Ferdinand
West Franklin Street
Robert and Lucy Cochrane House
Society Hill district
Memhard, Edward L. L - Location
- Portage
Columbia County
Wisconsin - Type
- image
- Format
- Photographs
- Rights
- Copyright to this resource is held by the Portage Historical Society and is provided here for educational purposes only.
- Chicago citation style
- Memhard, Edward, 1861-1944. Franklin Street, West - Number 228 - Residence of Robert Cochrane - Robert and Lucy Cochrane House. 1903-1910. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/portage/id/94. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Memhard, Edward, 1861-1944, (1903-1910) Franklin Street, West - Number 228 - Residence of Robert Cochrane - Robert and Lucy Cochrane House. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/portage/id/94
- MLA citation style
- Memhard, Edward, 1861-1944. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.mpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/portage/id/94>.