Property Record
109 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Republican House |
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| Other Name: | STEVE'S STEAKHOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 14751 |
| Location (Address): | 109 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Washington |
| City: | Kewaskum |
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| Survey Date: | 2019 |
| 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: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' 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 Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. ORIGINAL HOTEL BUILDING IS RECTILINEAR IN PLAN AND TWO-STORIES-TALL, WITH A HIPPED ROOF, CREAM BRICK WALLS, AND SEGMENTAL ARCHED WINDOWS HAVING MOULDED BRICK LINTELS, AND STONE SILLS. CORNER ENTRANCE. THIS BUILDING WAS EXTANT PRIOR TO 1894 ACCORDING TO SANBORN MAPS. A FLAT ROOF TWO-STORY ADDITION WAS ATTACHED TO THE ORIGINAL BUILDING'S EAST-FACING SIDE ELEVATION BETWEEN 1910 AND 1928 ACCORDING TO SANBORN MAPS, AND IT TOO HAS CREAM BRICK WALLS. ALL THE ORIGINAL WINDOWS IN BOTH SECTIONS OF THE BUILDING HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED WITH MODERN SINGLE PANE ONES. 2019 - appearance unchanged This two-story brick commercial vernacular building was constructed c.1890. It is located at the intersection of Fond Du Lac Avenue and Main Street at the center of the village’s historic commercial area. The primary entrance is recessed at the northwestern corner of the building, facing the intersection. The core of the building has a rectangular footprint and hipped roof. Windows are replacement single-light fixed sashes within original segmental arch openings. The L-shaped two-story flat roof brick addition was added sometime between 1910 and 1928. This addition matches the original building’s cream brick exterior. It also features a wraparound porch on the upper story. The rear elevations feature two shed-roofed one-story additions clad in wood siding. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Kewaskum Statesman 2/13/1997. Washington County History and Driving Tours presented by the Washington County Landmarks Commission, 1999. FIRE INSURANCE MAPS OF KEWASKUM. SANBORN-PERRIS CO., 1894, 1900, 1900, 1910, 1928. SMUCKER, MARK. KEWASKUM THEN AND NOW. KEWASKUM: 1976, PP. 22, 70 (PHOTOS). Architecture/History Survey, August 2007. Prepared by Timothy F. Heggland. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |