Property Record
113 N 4TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | George Gamm Building |
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| Other Name: | Wepco Printing |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 74724 |
| Location (Address): | 113 N 4TH ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Watertown |
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| Year Built: | 1885 |
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| Survey Date: | 19862020 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/2/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | Bulit in the late 1880s in the same style as the adjacent earlier building, this small two-bay commercial building was used originally as a drug store. Characterized by a raised brick cornice featuring drop molding and a row of dentil trim, this cream brick building features projecting triangular pediment shaped wooden window heads on the upper story. Built for George Gamm, this building has a completely altered storefront covered with stucco. A concrete block one-story building is located at the rear and extends to the north of the building. This building was the George Gamm flour and feed store in the 1880s and 1890s, then a shoe store, a cheese store, a barber shop and a plumbing shop. The George Gamm building is a commercial vernacular building characterized by a brick cornice and Italianate triangular pediment shaped window heads. Although this building is not architecturally significant, the Gamm building contributes to the historic architectural character of the proposed Main Street Histroic District. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Watertown City Directories, 1866-1930, Watertown Public Library, Watertown. (B) Tax Records, City of Watertown, 1860-1910, Area Research Center, LIbrary, University of Wiscnosin-Whitewater. (C) Sanborn Insurance Map, City of Watertown, 1884, 1890. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |