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Holmstad-Townsend
1889
John J. Holmstad, builder

The Holmstad-Townsend House is among the earliest of the houses built by John J. Holmstad in the Southwest Side Historic District. The two-story Queen Anne design has a decorative bargeboard at the eaves and cross pieces in the gable peaks.  The second owner of the building, James Townsend, was a photographer.

604
H.W. Collins
1893

Patterned shingles, turned posts and spindles, scroll-sawn eave trim and bargeboards enliven the exterior of this Queen Anne style house. Projecting bays and a steeply-pitched roof add to its picturesque appearance.

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Louis and Frederikka Trulson
1903

The Trulson House has a steeply-pitched hipped roof with prominent dormers.  The handsome front porch has a wide frieze and large classical columns.  Another classical detail, found on the south side of the building, is a Palladian window.

L.M. Trulson was a Stoughton physician and also served as Mayor.

Frederikka Trulson, a daughter of O.N. Falk, was a well-known music teacher and singer.  (Her family home was at 516 Page Street.)  Frederikka studied at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and in Germany.