Dunroven House

The Dunroven House is a historic house at 7801 Dunroven Road northeast of the village of Dane, Wisconsin. The house was built in 1870 by Abram Asa Boyce, a farmer and politician who served in the Wisconsin State Legislature and chaired the Dane County Board of Supervisors. Boyce's original house, which he named Walnut Hill, was a two-story sandstone building. E. W. de Bower purchased the house in 1909 and expanded it into a Colonial Revival home that was much larger than others in the area. The house's design features a full portico on the front facade supported by four two-story Corinthian columns and hipped dormers projecting from the roof. de Bower, who lived in Chicago and hired locals to raise cattle on the property, named the new house Mont-Joy in honor of his wife.[2]

Dunroven House
Dunroven House is located in Wisconsin
Dunroven House
Location7801 Dunroven Rd., Dane, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°17′04″N 89°28′23″W
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1870 (1870)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.80000120[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 28, 1980

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1980.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Koop, Mike (May 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Dunroven House". National Archives Catalog. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved April 8, 2023.


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