Property Record
908-910 Clyman St.
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | John W. Cole House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 7141 |
| Location (Address): | 908-910 Clyman St. |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Watertown |
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| Year Built: | 1866 |
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| Survey Date: | 1986 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Clyman Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/3/2015 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 2/27/2015 |
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| Additional Information: | This was the home of William G. Pritzlaff, a hardware merchant, between c. 1919 and at least 1930. Pritzlaff began a hardware business in 1899 after working with his father in a grain dealership. Pritzlaff Hardware was a successful retail business in the early twentieth century. This house has some historical interest as the home of Wiliam G. Pritzlaff, an important hardware merchant in Watertown. Pritzlaff contributed to the development of commerce with his successful hardware business. But because he was living elsewhere during the founding and formative years of his business, this house only has historical interest rather than significance in its association with him. Built in the 1860s for John Cole after he sold his elaborate Italianate house at 802 No. 4th (28-22), this rectangular house is characterized by a low pitched hipped roof featuring overhanging eaves with decorative brackets. An off-set entrance with sidelighted door and transom window and rectangular windows with flat stone lintels further characterize the house. A one and a half story west addition with roof dormer and an open front porch with fieldstone supports have altered the original Italianate styled appearance of the house. Although the Cole-Pritzlaff house has retained a fair degree of integrity as an example of the Italianate style, this house is not one of the better examples of the style. Other examples are the Hartwig house at 903 County Lane (27-32), the Prentiss house at 802 Clyman (43-26) and the Hill house at 700 Clyman (43-25). |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Evelyn Ruddick Rose, Our Heritage of Homes (Watertown Historical Society, 1980), pp. 77. (B) Watertown City Directories, 1866-1930, Watertown, Wisconsin Public Library. (C) John H. Ott, Ed., Jefferson County Wisconsin and Its People, Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1917, p. 156-157. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |