Property Record
515 W PINE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | WILLIAM ZIEGLER HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 45440 |
| Location (Address): | 515 W PINE ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Lancaster |
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| Year Built: | 1885 |
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| Survey Date: | 2009 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | EAVE-LINE BRACKETS, SEGMENTAL ARCH OPENINGS, AN OVERLIGHT, A SIDELIGHT, AND RICHLY DETAILED PORCHES CHARACTERIZE THIS FINE ITALIANATE RESIDENCE. THE TWO STORY HOUSE HAS AN IRREGULAR PLAN CONFIGURATION AND A HIPPED ROOF WITH A DECK. THE BRICK STRUCTURE WAS BUILT IN 1885. (A). IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE IS A SMALLER ADDITION IN THE BACK OF THE RESIDENCE. A GARAGE IS ALSO LOCATED ON THE SITE, BUT THERE IS NO ACCOMPANYING INTENSIVE SURVEY DESCRIBING IT. THE INTENSIVE SURVEY EVALUATION USED ARCHITECTURE\ENGINEERING CRITERIA. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: THE WILLIAM ZIEGLER HOUSE, BUILT IN 1885 BY A SUCCESSFUL LANCASTER BUSINESSMAN, IS A LOCALLY DISTINGUISHED EXAMPLE OF ITALIANATE ARCHITECURE. IN CONTRAST TO OTHER ITALIANATE DWELLINGS IN THE CITY, THE ZIEGLER RESIDENCE RETAINS ITS ARCHETECTURAL DISTINCTIVENESS, AND IN TURN, DISPLAYS MOST VIVIDLY THE FORM AND FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE NINETEENTH CENTURY STYLE. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: WILLIAM ZIEGLER WAS THE SON OF M. M. ZIEGLER WHO ESTABLISHED LANCASTER'S FIRST HARDWARE AND TIN SHOP IN 1850. IN 1882, WILLIAM BECAME A PARTNER IN THE BUSINESS WHICH WAS LOCATED AT 126 S. MADISON STREET, 42/22. ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT OWNER, ZIEGLER WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THIS RESIDENCE -- IT WAS TOO FAR FROM TOWN -- AND SOON BUILT ANOTHER HOME, A LARGE QUEEN ANNE DWELLING AT 142 W. OAK STREET, 6/26. (B) THE REMAINING TAX RECORDS SHOW WILLIAM LATHROP AS OWNER IN 1910 AND GEORGE MAIBEN IN 1915 AND 1920. (C) |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. TAX ASSESSMENT RECORDS, GRANT COUNTY COURTHOUSE, LANCASTER. (NOTE: THE 1885 TAX RECORDS ARE NOT LOCATED AT THE ARC IN PLATTEVILLE; INSTEAD THE CURRENT OWNER, JAMES HIBBARD, FOUND THEM AT THE COURTHOUSE). B. INTERVIEW, JOANNE HALFERTY, CURRENT OWNER, JANUARY 1984. C. TAX ASSESSMENT RECORDS, ARC, UW-PLATTEVILLE. (NOTE: AFTER 1880, THE TAX RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE ONLY AT FIVE-YEAR INTERVALS). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |