215-217 KING ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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215-217 KING ST

Architecture and History Inventory
215-217 KING ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Frautschi's Inc. Commercial Building
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:107129
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):215-217 KING ST
County:Dane
City:Madison
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1928
Additions:
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:small office building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:1992
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Main--King Historic District
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:The First Settlement Neighborhood: "Originally built in 1856 for the Billings and Carman plow factory, the Breckheimer Brewery occupied the building at 215-217 King Street between 1865 and Prohibition. Mathias Breckheimer added a power house, ice houses and bottling plant to the property. Of these, the main building, which also housed the Breckheimer's residence, saloon and malthouse, remain.

Christian Frautschi came to Madison from Switzerland in 1869 and started a cabinetmaking and undertaking business on South Webster Street which later occupied a large store front at 204 King Street. In 1913, after Christian's death, the company, then managed by his so Arthur, bought part of the old Breckheimer brewery and built the new furniture store, and a funeral parlor and apartments at 134 E. Wilson Street (demolished 1982). The 1913 furniture store and funeral parlor were designed by Ferdinand Kronenberg. The old Breckheimer Brewery building, malt house and saloon were remodeled in 1928-1929 for the store addition, and a new funeral parlor and apartment building was constructed in 1929 at 126 East Wilson. The store operated here until 1982."
Bibliographic References:Madison Landmarks Commission and Capitol Neighborhoods, The First Settlement Neighborhood: A Walking Tour, 1988.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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