406 N MAIN | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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406 N MAIN

Architecture and History Inventory
406 N MAIN | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Andrew and Joseph Rusch Blacksmith Shop
Other Name:Gustmans Chevrolet
Contributing:
Reference Number:74008
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):406 N MAIN
County:Outagamie
City:Seymour
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1895
Additions:
Survey Date:1981
Historic Use:blacksmith shop
Architectural Style:Boomtown
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:Photo codes: OUT:FRV 2:5A-7A. See HAER form. NAER INVENTORY (03/1981): Andrew and Joseph Rusch owned and operated a blacksmith shop on the corner of N. Main and E. Pearl in 1897. Joseph Rusch operated the shop alone from 1920 through 1935. The building is rectangular with a gable roof, boomtown facade and rubble limestone walls up to the second story brick facade to the roofline.
Bibliographic References:(A.) Taxrols: City of Seymour 1893-1895. (B.) Wrights Appleton City Directory 1897-1898. (C.) Seymour Directory 1927-1928.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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