Property Record
613 DETROIT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | WILLIAM H. PRENTICE HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 48356 |
| Location (Address): | 613 DETROIT ST |
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| County: | Sheboygan |
| City: | Sheboygan Falls |
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| Year Built: | 1870 |
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| Survey Date: | 2002 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Second Empire |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
| Architect: | WILLIAM WATERS |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Served as the hone of two prominent business men and as the public library 1943-1968. Cutaway front porch with paneled square posts was added after 1903. In 1870, William Prentice had this house built. The kitchen, dining room and servants' quarters were in the basement, the parlors and conservatory occupied the first floor and bedrooms were located on the second floor. From 1943 until 1968, the Sheboygan Falls Public Library was housed in the building. |
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| Bibliographic References: | WALKING TOUR PAMPHLET. SHEBOYGAN FALLS NEWS 4/19/1995. #28;Architecture/History Survey.#29; October, 2002. Prepared by Elizabeth L. Miller. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |