Main Street Commercial Historic District (Watertown, Wisconsin) Explained

Main Street Commercial Historic District
Added:June 2, 1989
Refnum:89000483

The Main Street Commercial Historic District is located in Watertown, Wisconsin.

The district is made up of Watertown's old downtown with 127 contributing buildings, including the 1855 Commercial Vernacular Johnson Drug Store,[1] the 1855 Italianate Dennis Block,[2] the 1858 Italianate Misegades Wagon Works,[3] the 1876 Queen Anne/Romanesque Platz and Brandt dry goods Store,[4] and the 1907 Neoclassical Public Library.[5] [6]

It includes the Masonic Temple (1906), also known as Fischer Department Store.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edward Johnson Drug Store; Eberle; Stapleton. January 2012. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-11-16.
  2. Web site: William Dennis Block; West Ave. House; New Belvidere. January 2012. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-11-16.
  3. Web site: Fred Misegades Wagon Works; Otto Biefeld Company. January 2012. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-11-16.
  4. Web site: Platz and Brandt Building. January 2012. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-11-16.
  5. Web site: Public Library. January 2012. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2017-11-16.
  6. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=89000483}} NRHP Inventory/Nomination: Main Street Commercial Historic District (Watertown)]. National Park Service. Joan Rausch. 1987-10-21. 2017-11-16. With
  7. Web site: 2 e MAIN ST | Property Record. January 2012.

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