Property Record
90 S MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Mary and August F. Westphal House |
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| Reference Number: | 14584 |
| Location (Address): | 90 S MAIN ST |
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| County: | Washington |
| City: | Hartford |
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| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Survey Date: | 19782011 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Arts and Crafts |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
| Architect: | Herman W. Buemming |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | STEEPLY PITCHED ROOF. BELT COURSE. EXPOSED RAFTER ENDS ON MAIN AND PORCH ROOFS. MASSIVE TALL SIDE CHIMNEY. SIDE DOOR W/SIDELIGHTS AND SEGMENTAL ARCH LINTEL W/KEYSTONE. August was the proprietor of Westphal and Son Milk Products. August and Mary Westphal constructed this home in 1913. E. Schmidt was the carpenter and the masonry was completed by the Thorn Brothers. Westphal was known as the “Cheese King of Wisconsin” and owned over fifty cheese factories. He also built a large milk condensory in Hartford and his cheese won numerous Wisconsin State Fair and national awards. The house also served as his office for his substantial cheese business. After serving for several decades as a multi-family residence, it was renovated in 2006 into a bed-and-breakfast by Garret and Ann Terpstra. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Washington County History and Driving Tours presented by the Washington County Landmarks Commission, 1999. Hartford Times Press 1/1/2004. "History/Architecture Survey of STH 83", WisDOT #1330-24-00, Prepared by Heritage Research (2011). Citations in The American Contractor (15 March 1913, page 86) indicate that the house was to cost $15,000 and the architect was Herman W. Buemming. The general contractor was identified as Neevel & Schmidt of Waupun. As of that date, work had not started. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |