Property Record
W62 N592-594 WASHINGTON AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Erhardt G. Wurthmann Store |
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Other Name: | CEDARBURG SPORT SHOP |
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Reference Number: | 13386 |
Location (Address): | W62 N592-594 WASHINGTON AVE |
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County: | Ozaukee |
City: | Cedarburg |
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Year Built: | 1888 |
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Survey Date: | 1975 |
Historic Use: | retail building |
Architectural Style: | Boomtown |
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Wall Material: | 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. 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 |
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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 |