Property Record
1173 N 4TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 15326 |
| Location (Address): | 1173 N 4TH ST |
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| County: | Dodge |
| City: | Watertown |
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| Year Built: | 1877 |
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| Survey Date: | 1974 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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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: | Another map code for this building is DO 1/17, found on the DOT Watertown map. This two story Italianate styled house features an L-shaped, or a U-shaped, plan configuration and a brick foundation. The cream brick exterior is highlighted by wood and brick trim material and the multi-gabled and hip roof is shingled. Nestled within the area where the front and side gables meet is a massive, square shaped tower capped by a bell cast roof and adorned with a finial. This tower has dentil trim at the eave line and directly below that, a moulded frieze. The tower gives the dwelling a desired picutresque quality. Egg and dart moulding appears at the cornice line of the rest of the house as well as on the triangular, pedimented and projecting wooden window heads. Housed within the tower on the first story is the main entrance. It is sheltered by an open designed front porch whose shed and gabled roof is supported by bracketed and turned posts. Victorian spindles, wood shingles in the gable and filled in railings further distinguish this porch. The north wing has cut-away bays and the south elevation has a cross gable. Stained glass and a half round gable window are also present. The residence is in good condition. The dwelling was built in 1877 for the Ziegelmann family in the Italian vila mode of the Italianate style. Architectural/Engineering Significance: Although the Ziegelmann house has retained a fair degree of integrity as an example of the Italianate style, this house is not one of the better examples of the Italianate influence in the city. More significant examples of the style are the Cole house at 802 North Fourth (DO 28/22), the Hartwig house at 903 County Lane (DO 27/32), the Prentiss house at 802 Clyman (DO 43/26) and the Hill house at 700 Clyman (DO 43/25). |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Evelyn Ruddick Rose, Our Heritage of Homes, (Watertown Historical Society, 1980), p. 46. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |