In case you missed it, an alert subscriber, Jane Hail, provided a bit of additional insight. After all, she has a family connection. Her husband, Roger Hail, is a nephew to the late Clyde Knox. According to the information Jane provided, it was a project of Clyde’s, though he never did get around to finishing them.
Now, my next Janesville research involves the demise of the town’s Methodist Church. I came across some of old notes of mine, that it was put up for sale in 1946. Stay tuned.