Property Record
13225 WATERTOWN PLANK RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | RAMSTACK TAVERN |
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| Other Name: | VERBRICK'S INN |
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| Reference Number: | 7902 |
| Location (Address): | 13225 WATERTOWN PLANK RD |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Elm Grove |
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| Year Built: | 1881 |
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| Survey Date: | 1993 |
| Historic Use: | tavern/bar |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Stone Veneer |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The B in the photo code stands for BKFD. Another map name is R. A. Smith, revised 1993. Frank Ramstack, the original owner of Ramstack Tavern, immigrated from Bavaria in 1844. He owned and operated the tavern from 1881 until 1920 when his son, Joseph Sr., took over for the next 27 years. During this period, the buildings exterior ws renovated. In 1948, Joseph Jr. continued business until the sale of the tavern in 1956 to Bill Verbrick. Later remodelings took place in c. 1930. |
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| Bibliographic References: | "Historic Landmark Tours" book. Questers. “Architecture/History Survey.” WHS project number 08-0774/WK. April 2007. Carol Lohry Cartwright. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |