County of house: Giles County
Location of house: E. Madisn St., west side, 2nd house N. of Bismark St., Pulaski
Built: 1875
Architectural Style: Second Empire
9. 441 East Madison Street. Circa 1875. Second Empire influence.
Two stories, weatherboarded frame, L-plan, mansard roof covered with pressed tin, projecting wall dormers with gable roofs and elaborate
rounded and pointed arch lintels, paneled and bracketed cornice,
wraparound veranda supported by Tuscan columns, stone foundation, 1/1
fenestration, rear gable roof addition. (C)
Gazebo. Frame octagonal gazebo with polygonal wood shingle
roof, covered with latticework. (C)
Dependency. Circa 1875. One story frame, side gable asphalt roof,
4/4 light round arch windows, wood and glass
panel door. (C)"
~ NRHP Nomination Form
"The next houses date from the period after the Civil War. One of the most
notable of these is located at 441 East Madison Street (#9). This house has
a pressed tin mansard roof with projecting wall dormers, round arch
windows, and a wraparound veranda. It is one of the very few Second Empire
influenced houses in the region.
" ... and 441 East Madison Street
(#9), an interesting frame vernacular Second Empire style rarely found in
small towns in this region. The house has an elaborate mansard roof
covered with pressed tin shingles, projecting wall dormers with round arch
windows, and a paneled and bracketed cornice.
" ... Roofs vary from gable roofs to cross gable roofs
to the very elaborate mansard roof on 441 East Madison Street (#9). Fenestration is varied, windows often featuring rounded and segmental arch tops
and heavy wooden hoods." ~ NRHP Nomination Form, PDF page 2, 11 & 13