Property Record
1709 WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Frederick and Mathilda Matthaeus House |
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| Reference Number: | 4293 |
| Location (Address): | 1709 WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County: | Calumet |
| City: | New Holstein |
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| Year Built: | 1895 |
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| Survey Date: | 19772012 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | SPINDLED PORCH 2013 New Holstein Survey results: Rising from a largely fieldstone foundation, this Queen Anne-style house is sheathed with clapboard, but also includes decorative shinglework or alternating board siding along the first and second-floor lines, as well as in the gabled peak. Decorative carved wooden trim outlines the central windows along the first and second floors of the primary (north) elevation. Additional carved wooden trim is found along the bargeboards, while spindled porchwork accents the northwest corner porch. A one-story bay window extends from the main block to the west and also features additional carved wooden and shinglework trim. The rear wing appears to have been extended at a later date, based on the coursed concrete block foundation. Although an exact date of construction is not known, Sanborn maps indicate that the house, which was built for Frederick W. and Mathilda Matthaeus, was constructed between 1894 and 1900. Frederick was born in the Town of Rhine, Sheboygan County, in 1861. After residing in both the Town of Newton and Village of Kiel, Frederick came to New Holstein in 1887. He partnered with Jacob Schmidt to operate the Matthaeus & Schmidt hardware store. Schmidt resided in a house that was formerly located to the west of the Matthaeus’s home, while the hardware store was located to the east at 1701 Wisconsin Avenue (extant but significantly altered). Mathilda died in 1921 (or 22) and Frederick passed in 1929, after which the house transferred to their son Milton, who remained in the home through his death in 1941. Milton’s wife Esther died in 1977. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “F.W. Matthaeus of New Holstein Died at Age of 68,” Kiel Tri-County Record, 3 October 1929; “Matilda Matthaeus,” Obituary, New Holstein Reporter, 18 November 1921, the obituary, which is available online at www.findagrave.com, Accessed in May 2013, cites a 1922 date; however, the headstone, which is also on the website, says 1921; “Milton Matthaeus,” Obituary, The Sheboygan Press, 28 March 1941; Matthaeus Hardware Co. to Milton H. Matthaeus, Warranty Deed, 3 January 1933, 61/503, #38831. Tax rolls should be reviewed in order to confirm its exact date of construction. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |