Property Record
215 N 4TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Herman Yahr Bakery |
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| Other Name: | Sportsman Barber Shop |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 74729 |
| Location (Address): | 215 N 4TH ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Watertown |
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| Year Built: | 1890 |
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| Survey Date: | 19862020 |
| Historic Use: | bakery |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | 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: | Flat straight window lintels; screened south side porch at rear of building; altered store front; door to second story on facade; flat roofed oriel window covered by decorative shingles; corbelled brick under large projecting metal cornice ornamented by brackets and pressed geometric designs. Characterized mainly by an Italianate styled bracketed metal cornice and flat roofed oriel window, the Yahr Bakery building was constructed of cream brick in the early 1890s on the site of the earlier frame Yahr Bakery. A second story open porch on the roof of the shed roofed brick addition is located at the rear of the building. The Yahr Bakery has been altered by the addition of a storefront remodeled in a contemporary manner. The Herman Yahr Bakery building is an Italianate influenced commercoa; building probably later remodeled to include the Queen Anne influenced oriel window. Although this building is not architecturally significant, the building contributes to the historic character of the Main Street Commercial Historic District. This building housed the Herman Yahr Bakery during the 1890s. It was then a paint store and then a barber shop until at least 1930. This building has some historical significance as the location of several retail businesses. None are individually historically significant but they contribute to the overall development of commerce in the Main Street Commercial Historic District. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Tax Records, City of Watertown, 1860-1910, Area Research Center, Library, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. (B) Sanborn Insurance Map, City of Watertown, 1884, 1890, 1895. (C) Watertown City Directories, 1866-1930, Watertown Public Library, Watertown, WI. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |