Property Record
332 COMMERCE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Northwestern Hotel; Caldwell Store; Kauffing Saloon |
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| Other Name: | Panda Bar |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28814 |
| Location (Address): | 332 COMMERCE ST |
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| County: | Washington |
| City: | West Bend |
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| Year Built: | 1846 |
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| Survey Date: | 1987 |
| Historic Use: | hotel/motel |
| Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Barton Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/5/1992 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/22/1992 |
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| Additional Information: | This two story side gabled house features a rectangular shaped plan configuration, a stucco foundation, an asphalt and aluminum/vinyl sided exterior, and an asphalt shingled gable roof. Two entrances appear on the facade, as do two-over-two second story windows and two first story picture windows. The former hotel building, which is in fair condition, was built in 1846 with an addition made in 1984. (See Bib. Ref. A). The structure functioned as a hotel from 1846 to c. 1880. Historical Background: This two story frame building is one of the oldest extant commercial buildings in the former village of Barton. The building was constructed as a hotel in 1846. During this time it catered to the large number of excursionsts who passed through West Bend and Barton on their way to Milwaukee or Fond du Lac. After the Chicago & Northwestern railroad erected a depot immediately adjacent to Commerce Street, the hotel appears to have been used by patrons of the railroad, thus the hotel was remaned the Northwestern Hotel. Architectural/Engineering Significance: This property meets criteria C of the National Register requirements because the property retains enough of the character that it had when the town of Barton was growing and developing. This building contributes to the whole character of the Barton Historic District. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. City Assessor's Files, No. V.1-99. City Hall, West Bend, WI. B. 1878 Atlas Map of Barton, Wisconsin. Washington County Historical Society, West Bend, WI. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |