Property Record
200 W MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | S.E. Randall Building |
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| Other Name: | Emil's Pizza |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 7182 |
| Location (Address): | 200 W MAIN ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Watertown |
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| Year Built: | 1870 |
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| Survey Date: | 19862020 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Cream 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: | The first known business in this building was the Margaret Norton store. Between 1876 and around 1885, it was the Silas Randall agricultural implement store. After several other businesses, it became the Baumann Confectionary. It was the confectionary until around 1927. This building has historical interest as the location of numerous retail businesses during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. While none of these business are particularly historically significant, the building does contribute to the overall commercial significance of the Main Street Commercial historic district. A rather narrow building sited on a corner lot, this three-story brick building was constructed around 1870 for S.E. Randall who had an agricultural implement store in the site. Raised arched stone window heads decorated with incised decorative design, articulated keystones and corbelled ends over long narrow windows situated in long recessed panels characterized the second and third stories of the facade and one bay on the east elevation. The remainder of the east elevation has segmentally arched windows. Although the projecting cornice has been removed, a brick cornice featuring drip molding remains at the top of the east elevation. Further characterized by a cut-away corner entrance bay, the brick block has retained the simple projecting cornice although the storefront has been completely altered in a contemporary manner. The building also has been altered by the addition of paint to the brick surface. A one-story flat roofed extension featuring segmentally arched windows was bulit at the rear beteen 1909 and 1915. The Randall building is a vernacular building exhibiting the influence of the Italianate style. Although this structure is not architecturally significant, the Randall building contributes to the historic architectural character of the Main Street Commercial Historic District. This building should be re-evaluated for architectural significance if it undergoes rehabilitation or restoration. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Tax Records, City of Watertown, 1860-1910, Area Research Center, Library, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. (B) Sanborn-Perris Insurance Maps 1901, 1909, 1915. (C) Watertown City Directories, 1866-1930, Watertown Public Library. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |