150 JEFFERSON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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150 JEFFERSON AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
150 JEFFERSON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Schwartz Ballroom
Other Name:Chandelier Ballroom
Contributing:
Reference Number:40153
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):150 JEFFERSON AVE
County:Washington
City:Hartford
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1928
Additions:
Survey Date:1996
Historic Use:dance hall
Architectural Style:Art Deco
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: R.A. Messmer
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Schwartz Ballroom
National Register Listing Date:5/20/1998
State Register Listing Date:1/21/1998
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation.

Additional NR documentation was approved 11/5/1999.

OCTAGONAL BLDG W/OCTAGONAL CUPOLA W/TRANSOMED 3/3 WINDOWS. STEEPLY PITCHED CUPOLA ROOF. BUILT FOR SCHWARTZ BREWERY. 112 FT. IN DIAMETER AND 70 FT. HIGH AT CUPOLA.
Bibliographic References:HARTFORD TIMES PRESS 8/29/1996. West Bend Daily News 4/1/1997. Hartford Times Press 3/20/1997. West Bend Daily News 12/2/1996. West Bend Daily News 1/17/1998. West Bend Daily News 1/14/1998. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 1/14/1998. THE OCTAGON HOUSE AND THE COBBLESTONE BUILDING IN WISCONSIN, P. 6, UW-EX, 1978. West Bend Daily News 4/18/1998. Hartford Times Press 1/29/1998. Hartford Times Press 6/14/2001. West Bend Daily News 10/6/2003. Hartford Times Press 10/9/2003. West Bend Daily News 10/27/2003. Hartford Times Press 1/15/2004.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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