W62 N592-594 WASHINGTON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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W62 N592-594 WASHINGTON AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
W62 N592-594 WASHINGTON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Erhardt G. Wurthmann Store
Other Name:CEDARBURG SPORT SHOP
Contributing:
Reference Number:13386
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):W62 N592-594 WASHINGTON AVE
County:Ozaukee
City:Cedarburg
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1888
Additions:
Survey Date:1975
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Boomtown
Structural System:
Wall Material: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.

TRIANGULAR DENTILLED PEDIMENT RESTS ON BRACKETSBELT COURSE W/ WOOD SHINGLES RESTON IRON LINTEL CNR PILASTERS VISIBLE UNDER ALTERED 1ST FLR FRONTCARVED PANELS IN PARAPET

An unusual Queen Anne false front commercial building, this was the establishment of painter and decorator Erhardt G. Wurthmann who arrived in Cedarburg in 1866. He was also one of Cedarburg's first fire chiefs. The original clapboard building has many hand-cut decorative details, dentrils and the date "1888" on a triangular projected pediment at the roof line. -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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