Property Record
201 S CHURCH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | James Moore House |
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| Contributing: | No |
| Reference Number: | 75571 |
| Location (Address): | 201 S CHURCH ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Watertown |
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| Year Built: | 1870 |
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| Additions: | C. 1895 |
| Survey Date: | 1999 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Asbestos |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | South Washington Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/26/2003 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/18/2003 |
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| Additional Information: | Palladian styled window in front gable; two-story tower in angle; altered by modern siding and many additions and replacement porch. This was the home for James Moore, editor and publisher of the Watertown Gazette, between around 1880 and around 1937. James Moore was born in New York City. He came to Watertown as a boy in 1861. The Watertown Gazette began weekly publication in 1879 and in 1880, Moore took over as editor and publisher. He operated the Gazette until 1937 and when he stopped publishing, the paper ended with him. During the nineteenth century there were many newspapers published in Watertown. Most were published on a weekly basis and had a political bias with only a portion of local news included. Today's modern newspaper with primarily local news supported with national and international news, is a fairly recent development in all but the largest cities. Of all the small newspapers in the nineteenth century, the Watertown Gazette was one of the most significant. It was published consistently for over 50 years with the same editor and publisher. Because it was such an important and long-term newspaper, its long-time editor and publisher is significant. This house, as the home of James Moore for the period he published the paper, is significant because of its association with him. Moore did not build the house. Tax records indicate that John McCully was the owner at the time of construction, later selling to John Malloy. Moore acquired the property ca. 1885. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Watertown City Directories, 1866-1930, Watertown, Wisconsin Public Library. (B) "James Moore Published Weekly Gazette Here," Watertown Daily Times Centennial Issue, June 26, 1954, n.p. Architecture and History Survey. August-September 1999. Prepared by Daina Penkiunas, Museum Archaeological Program, SHSW. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |