Property Record
N60 W6095 COLUMBIA RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Ruck House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28534 |
| Location (Address): | N60 W6095 COLUMBIA RD |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
| City: | Cedarburg |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Survey Date: | 1988 |
| 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: | Columbia Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/22/1992 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 10/25/1991 |
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| Additional Information: | Proper address may be N60 W6095-6099 Columbia Road. Features include: classical porch columns, narrower clapboard on second floor than on first. The first owners of this house were Christian and Emma Ruck. Ruck owned the Cedarburg Flour Mill across the creek from the house. Ruck was born in Wisconsin ca 1858 and Emma was born in this state about one year later. In 1910 son Louis also lived with them and was also a miller. He was 28 at the time. He still lived with his family and worked as a miller in 1923. Daughter Norma worked as a book-keeper. The house remained in the family until well after 1935. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Ed Rappold. Tax Records. U.S. Census, 1900. 1923 City Directory. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |