Property Record
219 N 4TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Ernst Kunert House |
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| Other Name: | Como Photographic Store |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 74731 |
| Location (Address): | 219 N 4TH ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Watertown |
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| Year Built: | 1880 |
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| Survey Date: | 19862020 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| 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: | Altered store front; door to second story on facade; one story rear addition; some original multipaned windows on north side; corbelled amd molded brick projecting cornice; arched raised brick window hoods with corbelled ends. Retaining a wide molded brick cornice with a row of dentils along teh lower edge and raised segmental arched window hoods on the upper story and lower story of the north elevation, this three-bay commercial building and former residence has an altered storefront with a recessed off-set entrance and transom across the top. A recent concrete block addition and second story porch is located at the rear. The E. Kunert building is a commercial vernacular building characterized by a wide brick cornice and Italianate raised brick, arched window heads. Although this building is not architecturally significant, the Kunert building contributes to the historic architectural character of the proposed Main Street 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. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |