Property Record
701 S 4TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Ernst Krueger House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 7095 |
| Location (Address): | 701 S 4TH ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Watertown |
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| Year Built: | 1908 |
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| Survey Date: | 1986 |
| 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: | A 'site file' titled "Memorial Park Historic District" 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-Public History. This was the home of Ernest Krueger, who lived here between c. 1913 and c. 1919. Lumber and fuel merchant Max Tetzlaff lived here between c. 1924 and c. 1936. This house has some historical interest as the home of merchant Max Tetzlaff. In an excellent state of preservation, this frame house exhibits a steep gable roof intersected by a bracket decorated overhanging cross gable. Decorative shingles alternating with a row of plain shingles, bargeboards and finials ornament the gable ends. Paired second story bay windows on the west facade, a three-sided first story south bay window and a large north side bay window with an unusually large three-part stained glass window provide additional irregularity to the wall surfaces. An open Neo-classical influence flat roofed porch accented by a triangular pediment with a raised classical festoon and garland design on the typanum and brackets under the overhang. Displaying dentil trim under the eaves, the porch entablature is supported by short capped brick square columns placed on the brick rail that is characterized by large arched brick openings. The corner entrance door is surrounded by leaded glass sidelights. An unusually elaborate design for a late Queen Anne edsign, this house exhibits the projectories and overhangs that create the irregularity of wall surface essential to the Queen Anne style and the classical influenced porch commonly seen in late Queen Anne designs. One of a few good examples of the Queen Anne style remaining in the city, this late Queen Anne house can be compared with the frame Queen Anne styled houses at 306 No. Washington (55-28), 118 No. Washington (55-18), 600 So. 3rd (42-8), 803 Clyman (43-27) and 809 Clyman (43-28). |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Watertown City Directories, 1866-1930, Watertown Public Library. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |