Property Record
216-218 N WASHINGTON
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Fred Gohres House |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 7201 |
Location (Address): | 216-218 N WASHINGTON |
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County: | Jefferson |
City: | Watertown |
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Year Built: | 1870 |
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Survey Date: | 19862004 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | North Washington Street Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 10/23/2009 |
State Register Listing Date: | 4/17/2009 |
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Additional Information: | Frieze windows directly under cornice; rear one story addition; cornice returns in the gable ends; open ell porch with turned posts and cut out bracket capitals and balustrade. Fred Gohres, a carpenter, lived here between c. 1870 and c. 1900. Later, numerous residents occupied this house. This c. 1870 house is one of the very few extant examples of the Greek Revival influence in the city. Also featuring well preserved Victorian porches of turned posts with bracket capitals and spindles. This vernacular house is important to the architectural character of the city as one of the few wooden examples of the Greek Revival influences. Other brick examples of the Greek Revival are the houses at 900 E. Cady (50/16), 901 S. 6th (40/16) and 614 Cleveland (21/6). |
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Bibliographic References: | (A) Watertown City Directories, 1866-1930, Watertown Public Library. “Architecture/History Survey: Reconstruct STH 26 (Church St.): STH 19 To Union Pacific RR.” WHS project number 04-0759/DO/JE. February 2004. Prepared by Carol Cartwright. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |