W62 N557 WASHINGTON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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W62 N557 WASHINGTON AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
W62 N557 WASHINGTON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:KUHEFUSS UNION HOUSE HOTEL
Other Name:FRITZ'S BARBER SHOP AND SALOON
Contributing:
Reference Number:13368
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):W62 N557 WASHINGTON AVE
County:Ozaukee
City:Cedarburg
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1883
Additions:
Survey Date:1975
Historic Use:lodging-hotel
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Washington Avenue Historic District
National Register Listing Date:1/17/1986
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' (Washington Avenue Historic District) 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation.

CORBELLED CORNICE,BRICK PILASTERS FLANKING ENTRNCE AND AT CNRSSEGMENTAL ARCH LINTELS W/ CARVED KEYSTONESSEGMENTAL ARCH TRANSOMS OVER DOORS ORNAMENTAL CAST IRON BALCONY REMOVED

"Built by J.C. Kuhefuss, this cream city brick hotel once had an ornamental balcony over the main entrance. Below the marble date stone which reads "J.C.K. 1883", remains the blocked-up door which led to the balcony. Kuhefuss operated a livery and boarding stable in conjunction with his hotel and was a dealer in buggies and sleighs." A Walk Through Yesterday in Cedarburg
Bibliographic References:ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976) A Walk Through Yesterday in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, 2005.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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