Property Record
209-213 W WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Lyke Funeral Home |
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| Other Name: | KREUTZMANN FUNERAL HOME |
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| Reference Number: | 8523 |
| Location (Address): | 209-213 W WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Oconomowoc |
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| Year Built: | 1937 |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | funeral home |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | Roy O. Papenthein |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 0 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. ROUND ARCHED ENTRY. Last surveyed in 1975. This building was constructed in 1937 by Arthur Lyke for use as a funeral home and personal residence. It remained under the Lyke name until 1962 when it was sold to the Clasen family and renamed the Lyke-Clasen Funeral Home. By 1976, the building was sold to the Kreutzman family, who operated their funeral home there until the mid 1980s. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Building permit, 1936, Oconomowoc City hall. "New Lyke Funeral Home Will Have Beauty, Dignity" Oconomwoc Enterprise, 10 December 1937. "Funeral Home, Garage,"Daily (WI) Reporter, 16 September 1936, 4. "Architecture/History Survey." August-October 2005. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |