c.227 HIGH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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c.227 HIGH ST

Architecture and History Inventory
c.227 HIGH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:J HOEGH HARNESS SHOP
Other Name:J HOEGH HARNESS SHOP
Contributing:
Reference Number:2353
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):c.227 HIGH ST
County:Brown
City:Wrightstown
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1900
Additions:
Survey Date:2006
Historic Use:blacksmith shop
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
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Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:2006-LOCATED BTWN 223-229 HIGH ST. PEDIMENT REMOVED. 1977-BOARDED UP WINDOWS, RICHLY BRICKED FACADE CONTINUOUS CORBEL TABLE OF 2 TYPES

In photo and/or map codes, (F) stands for Fox River Valley Survey. Negatives filed with survey project.

NAER INVENTORY (07/1979):
This one-story rectangular-shaped building has a limestone foundation, red finished brick exterior and a flat roof, measuring approximately 50' x 30'. The facade and brick imbrication and ornamentation of the building suggest a Romanesque Revival theme.

The earliest knon use of this building was the J. Hoegh harness shop. It later became a Gambles Hardware store and presently is used as a liquor warehouse.
Bibliographic References:(A.) Ruth Ropbke, FROM BRIDGEPORT TO WRIGHTSTOWN, Franciscan Publishers, Pulaski, WI, 1971, chapter titled "Business and Commerce in 1900," p. 89. (B.) Donald Dumphy, owner, interviewed by Christopher Rose, 08/1980.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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