Property Record
W62 N571-573 WASHINGTON AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | WASHINGTON HOUSE HOTEL |
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| Other Name: | WASHINGTON HOUSE HOTEL |
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| Reference Number: | 13374 |
| Location (Address): | W62 N571-573 WASHINGTON AVE |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
| City: | Cedarburg |
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| Year Built: | 1886 |
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| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | lodging-hotel |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Washington Avenue Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/17/1986 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| 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. 2 AND 3 STORY PORTIONSCORBELLED BELT AND ATTIC COURSESROUND ACH MOTIF DECORATIVE BRICKWORKHEAVY STONE LINTELSTHIS REPLACED WASHINGTON HOUSE BUILT BY CONRADHORNEFFER IN 1846 EXTENSIVELY ATLERED 1ST FLRS BLDGNOW CONNECTED TO NEXT BLDG, R#13376 "The first Washington House was a frame building built in 1846 by Conrad Horneffer. Dr. Theodore Hartwig, Cedarburg's first practicing doctor, set up his residence and office int he hotel in 1846. Thirty years later it was acquired by Fred Jaucke, who added the northern three-story half of the present structure in 1886 and encased all of it in Cream City brick. Compared to the subdued ornamentation of earlier Cedarburg buildings, the Washington House displays a rich array of decorative brickwork. In addition, the vertical emphasis of the building and the pronounced parapets distinguish the hotel from surrounding structures which retained a residential quality. At the time of construction, the hotel was praised for giving the center of Cedarburg a much more business-like look. It became on office building in the 1920s and was restored to its original use in 1984. Note the balcony of cast iron cresting over the front door, a replica of the original." A Walk Through Yesterday in Cedarburg |
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| Bibliographic References: | ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976) A Walk Through Yesterday in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, 2005. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |