Property Record
9 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Ed Nixon Building |
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| Other Name: | Yankee Clipper Beauty Salon |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 7175 |
| Location (Address): | 9 E MAIN ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Watertown |
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| Year Built: | 1879 |
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| Survey Date: | 19862020 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/2/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | This building was built around 1879 for Ed Nixon, who operated a confectionary here until around 1890. Later, this building was the location of the American, U.S., and Wells Fargo Express Office (c. 1890-c. 1915). Between c. 1921 and 1930, the building was a cigar shop. This building has some historical interest as the location of several commercial businesses. While none of the businesses are historically significant individually, they contribute to the overall development of commerce in the Main Street Commercial Historic District. Exhibiting a broad, metal projecting Italianate cornice characterized by brackets, end console and a paneled frieze, the Ed Nixon Confectionary Store is a two-story, three and a half bay building constructed around 1878 of cream brick. Recessed shoulder arched bays with shoulder arched windows accented by raised shoulder arched window heads decorated with articulated keystones remain on the building. The application of paint to the brick surface and replacement of the windows with metal frame and vertical siding have altered the historic appearance of the building. Although a small projecting cornice extending across the top of the storefront and the brick end piers remain, the rest of the storefront has been completely altered. The James Chappel building is a commercial vernacular building exhibiting no particular historic ornament. Although this building is not architecturally significant, the Chappel building contributes to the historic architectural character of the proposed Main Street Commercial Historic District. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Tax Records, City of Watertown, 1860-1910, Area Research Center, Library, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. (B) Watertown Harger Times May 11, 1878. (C) Watertown City Directories, 1866-1930, Watertown Public Library. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |