Property Record
323 BRANCH ST / STATE HIGHWAY 83
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Grissman Family Residence |
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| Reference Number: | 220147 |
| Location (Address): | 323 BRANCH ST / STATE HIGHWAY 83 |
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| County: | Washington |
| City: | Hartford |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Survey Date: | 2011 |
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| Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Early information on this circa-1900 property is scant. A general review of early city directories (which are not cross indexed by street) first cited Charles Grissman living at this residence in 1926. Charles was born in 1855 in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, and married Mary Hecker; the couple had four children. He was employed as a cigar maker and a mason. Grissman died in 1937 and his sons Edward and George took over the subject property. Edward, an insurance agent, married Florence Whear in 1944 and moved to a different residence; George remained there until at least 1967. |
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| Bibliographic References: | City directories; Grissman Family File, Hartford History Room, Hartford Public Library, Hartford, WI. "History/Architecture Survey of STH 83", WisDOT #1330-24-00, Prepared by Heritage Research (2011). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |