Property Record
614 E COLE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Fred Pohlman |
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| Reference Number: | 7143 |
| Location (Address): | 614 E COLE ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Watertown |
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| Year Built: | 1860 |
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| Survey Date: | 1986 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Projecting wooden triangular shaped window heads; screened porch on ell; gabled door hood; oculus. This house was the long-time home of shoemaker and dealer fred Pohlman. He lived here between the 1860s and around 1910. Pohlman was a German immigrant who began a shoemaking business in 1870. He was located at 305 E. Main until the 1910s. This house has some historical interest as the long-time home of Fred Pohlman, a shoemaker and retailer in Watertown. While Pohlman's business was a long one, it was not individually significant. This house, therefore, is not individually significant for local history. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Watertown City Directories, 1866-1930, Watertown, Wisconsin Public Library. (B) C.W. Butterfield, The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1879, p. 620. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |