CA 117 E FRANKLIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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CA 117 E FRANKLIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
CA 117 E FRANKLIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Nels Jensen Blacksmith Shop
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:49089
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):CA 117 E FRANKLIN ST
County:Green Lake
City:Berlin
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1895
Additions:
Survey Date:2002
Historic Use:blacksmith shop
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
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:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. This structure contributes to the significance of the Broadway-Huron Street Historic District under criterion C as a reasonably intact example of Victorian era brick blacksmith shop. This is a rare surviving brick example of a type of utilitarian structure once common in 19th century communities, that has become quite rare. Fire insurance maps indicate that this building was constructed around 1895 and that it served as a blacksmith shop. It was originally owned by Nels Jensen and it changed ownership several times before being purchased by George Huser in 1946. Mr. Huser became a farm machinery dealer in 1949, but he maintained the blacksmith shop until 1955, when he moved his business to the former location of Sam Verhayen's Ford Dealership.
Bibliographic References:Architecture and History Survey. February & May 2002. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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