Property Record
222 DORELLE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | JOHN AND CATHERINE WATTAWA HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 26591 |
| Location (Address): | 222 DORELLE ST |
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| County: | Kewaunee |
| City: | Kewaunee |
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| Year Built: | 1894 |
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| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Marquette Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/4/1993 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 4/23/1993 |
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| Additional Information: | TURRET ON CNR. FISH SCALE SHINGLES IN GABLE AND ON TURRET. WAVY CLAPBOARDS BETWEEN STORIES. OCULUS IN GABLE. Wattawa came to Kewaunee shortly after his birth in 1860. At the age of 20 he became principal of a nearby high school and shortly afterwards was elected superintendant of Kewaunee County schools, a position he held for five years. At the same time he studied law and began practicing in 1887. He served two years as Kewaunee's mayor, had various business interests and, in 1893, became a deputy collector for the U. S. Customs Bureau. After John's death in 1904 his widow continued to own the house until 1915. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Algoma Record Herald 8/7/1997. Kewaunee Enterprise 6/26/2003. Step back in time…stroll the streets of Old Kewaunee, Marquette Historic District Planning Committee, 1994. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |