Property Record
310 W MAIN ST / STATE HIGHWAY 20
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Charles Moe / Gunner Knutson House |
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| Reference Number: | 10709 |
| Location (Address): | 310 W MAIN ST / STATE HIGHWAY 20 |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Waterford |
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| Year Built: | 1853 |
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| Survey Date: | 20002012 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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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' 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. PILASTERS TOPPED BY RETURNED EAVES. STONE LINTELS. GREEK REVIVAL DOORWAY W/MOLDED PANELS. 2 TIERED SIDE DORIC PORCH. -- Porch removed and corbeled chimneys topped--Heritage Research (2000). Charles Moe was born in New York in 1819. He arrived in Waterford in 1848 and worked as a cooper and, by 1850 as a miller. In 1868, he was a partner in a general store located at 219 W. Main Street (AHI # 12368). With regard to his involvement with the community, he was a Free Mason, Democrat and member of the Methodist Church. He died in 1903. In 1905, the home was sold to Gunner Knutson, who appears to have been retired by this time. His wife Emma maintained the house until at least 1940. Architecture/History Survey of STH 20, WisDOT ID#2250-12-00, Prepared by Heritage Research (2012). |
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| Bibliographic References: | ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976); History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin (Western Historical Co., 1879); Waterford: Stories of Our Village and its Busy Life (Waterford Post, 1923). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |