Jacob Woodruff House

Historic house in Wisconsin, United States

United States historic place


Jacob Woodruff House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


43°50′52″N 88°50′49″W / 43.84778°N 88.84694°W / 43.84778; -88.84694
Built	1850
Architectural style	Octagon Mode
NRHP reference No.	74000090^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 30, 1974

The Jacob Woodruff House is a two-story octagonal house constructed of concrete walls, featuring a large, windowed cupola, and metal roof.^[2] It is located in Ripon in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Jacob Woodruff was a member of and the librarian for the Wisconsin Phalanx in 1846, a communal society based on the philosophy of Charles Fourier, a French socialist.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ Travis, Dale (March 10, 2008). "Wisconsin Round Barns List".
^ Pedrick, S. M. (December 11, 1902). Proceedings of the state Historical Society of Wisconsin at its 50th Annual Meeting. Historical Society of Wisconsin. pp. 190–226.
^ "Woodruff, Jacob, House". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
^ Engel, Charlene Stant (December 29, 1993). "Woodruff, Jacob, House". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved May 5, 2016.