Property Record
211 KING ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Frederick and Catharine Moessner Commercial Building |
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| Other Name: | Natt Spil - bar, restaurant (as of 2007) |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 107125 |
| Location (Address): | 211 KING ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1869 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Main--King Historic District |
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| Additional Information: | The First Settlement Neighborhood: A Walking Tour: "Frederick and Catherine Moessner's confectionery and bakery was operated in the small red brick Italianate building from 1869 to 1893. Catherine Moessner advocated establishing Madison's first kindergarten, an idea imported from her native Germany. It opened in Turner Hall in 1870 and she was its first teacher. Later, the Moessner building housed a Chinese laundry for over 50 years." |
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| Bibliographic References: | Madison Landmarks Commission and Capitol Neighborhoods, The First Settlement Neighborhood: A Walking Tour, 1988. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |