Property Record
308 N PORT WASHINGTON RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Louis & Sophia Hovener House |
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| Reference Number: | 13199 |
| Location (Address): | 308 N PORT WASHINGTON RD |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
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| Township/Village: | Grafton |
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| Town: | 10 |
| Range: | 22 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 32 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1890 |
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| Additions: | 2006 1939 |
| Survey Date: | 19752012 |
| Historic Use: | house |
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| Structural System: | Stone |
| Wall Material: | Cut Stone |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. The Louis & Sophia Hovener House was constructed in 1890. Originally featuring a flat roof, the hipped roof was added in 1939. As well, the stone garage addition projecting from the southeast corner of the house was built in 2006. The Hovener House features coursed, quarried stone with liberally applied mortar on the primary elevation of its wing, as well as on its side and rear elevations, while the primary façade of the main block exhibits dressed, cut stone with thin mortar joints. Additional notable elements of its construction include stone quoining, window hoods and sills, and a primary façade water table, all of which feature a tooled finish. Also included on the property is a circa 1875 granary, 1921 hog and chicken barn, circa 1925 corn crib, circa 1925 milk house, and circa 1925 poured concrete silo. Historic primary barn was destroyed by fire in 2007 and an existing banquet hall building (designed to resemble a barn) was constructed on its fieldstone foundation in 2008. |
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| Bibliographic References: | ZIMMERMANN, H. RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976), PAGE 185. Historic photograph in possession of the current owners. Plat maps, federal census records. “Architecture and History Survey: I-43” WHS project number 12-0649/MI/OZ. 2012. Prepared by Mead & Hunt Inc. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |