North Washington Street Historic District (Watertown, Wisconsin) Explained

North Washington Street Historic District
Location:N. Church St. generally bounded by O'Connell and N. Green St., N. Washington St. bounded by O'Connell and Elm Sts., Watertown, Wisconsin
Coordinates:43.1974°N -88.7289°W
Built:1849
Architecture:Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne; Revivals
Added:October 23, 2009
Area:27acres
Refnum:09000850

The North Washington Street Historic District in Watertown, Wisconsin is a 27acres historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. It included 102 contributing buildings and eight non-contributing ones.[1]

It spans the border of Dodge County, Wisconsin and Jefferson County, Wisconsin. It runs along N. Church St. generally bounded by O'Connell and N. Green St., and along N. Washington St. bounded by O'Connell and Elm Sts.[1]

It is a residential district with homes in various sizes and styles, unified by a lot of local cream brick.[2] [3] Examples include the 1849/1870 Italianate Kusel house,[4] the 1855 simple front gable house at 423 N Church,[5] the 1877 Second Empire Cody house,[6] the 1894 Queen Anne Woodard house,[7] the 1910 American Foursquare Schimmel house,[8] the 1915 Craftsman Calhoun house,[9] the 1929 Dutch Colonial Revival Baumann house,[10] and the 1930 Tudor Revival Salick house.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=09000850}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: North Washington Street Historic District ]. National Park Service. Mollie Douglas . Christine Long . Cydney Alexis . November 2008 . June 8, 2018. With
  2. Web site: North Washington Street Historic District . Wisconsin Historical Society. 2016-09-15.
  3. News: Douglas. Mollie. Long. Christine. Alexis. Cydney. [{{NRHP url|id=09000850}} North Washington Street Historic District]. 2016-09-15. NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. November 2008.
  4. Web site: Daniel Kusel House. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2016-09-15.
  5. Web site: 423 N Church St. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2016-09-15.
  6. Web site: Dr. James Cody House. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2016-09-15.
  7. Web site: Marshall J. Woodard House. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2016-09-15.
  8. Web site: Clarence Schimmel House. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2016-09-15.
  9. Web site: Alvin Calhoun. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2016-09-15.
  10. Web site: Alfred Baumann; John Kreuziger. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2016-09-15.
  11. Web site: John Salick House. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2016-09-15.