Property Record
519 W MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | LEON PESCHERET HOUSE |
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| Other Name: | MERCY WHITEWATER SPORTS MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION C |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28747 |
| Location (Address): | 519 W MAIN ST |
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| County: | Walworth |
| City: | Whitewater |
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| Year Built: | 1912 |
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| Additions: | C. 1935 |
| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/21/1989 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/8/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | PESCHERET WAS A FAMOUS LOCAL ARTIST AND SUPPOSEDLY ONE OF ONLY THREE IN AMERICA THAT DID COLOR ETCHINGS. FROM 1936 UNTIL 1967 THE BUILDING ALSO HOUSED HIS GALLERY AND STUDIO. "This Tudor Revival house was built in 1912 by Mr. Littlejohn. It was originally owned by Johnny Ohlnhaus, who was a barber downtown. It became the home of Leon Pescheret, Whitewater's well-known artist, especially renowned for his etchings. Originally born in London, England, Pescheret moved here in 1910 and into this house in 1930. Pescheret renovated the home in the late 1930s and it is now a professional office. Examples of Pescheret's artwork can be seen at the Whitewater Public Library." Touring Historical Whitewater, n.d. |
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| Bibliographic References: | WHITEWATER REGISTER 6/9/1994. Touring Historical Whitewater, n.d. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |