Property Record
103 CRESCENT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | JOHN PARMAN BLACKSMITH SHOP |
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| Other Name: | Mazomanie Historic Art Center |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 5494 |
| Location (Address): | 103 CRESCENT ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Mazomanie |
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| Year Built: | 1865 |
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| Survey Date: | 1979 |
| Historic Use: | blacksmith shop |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Mazomanie Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/19/1992 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 3/13/1992 |
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| 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, Division of Historic Preservation. "John Parman's BlacksmithShop is the oldest building in the district associated with manufacturing, once Mazomanie's most important economic activity. Like the Trager Shop, it was at first a mush smaller building which was expanded to triple its original size in 1875 when Parman's successful business, the manufacture of wagons, buggies, and sleighs required additional space. It is constructed of brick on a foundation of cut-stone. In continuous use as a manufacturing, welding, and blacksmith shop, it was owned and operated for many years by Werner Thiers, first president of the Mazomanie Historical Society. John Parman, born in Germany and trained as a wheelwright, came to Black Earth Township in 1853. In 1858 he opened a shop in Mazomanie and remained at his trade until 1894." Mazomanie Downtown Historic District, Mazomanie Historical Society, 1993. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Capital Times 2/10/2004. Mazomanie Downtown Historic District, Mazomanie Historical Society, 1993. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |