Property Record
406 W MAIN ST / STATE HIGHWAY 20
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Groat Family Residence |
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| Reference Number: | 10710 |
| Location (Address): | 406 W MAIN ST / STATE HIGHWAY 20 |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Waterford |
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| Year Built: | 1870 |
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| Survey Date: | 19752012 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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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 Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. PAIRED BRACKETS UNDER EAVESTRIANGULAR WINDOW IN GABLERECESSED DOOR W/ SIDELIGHTS AND TRANSOM Tax and census records indicate that Edward Groat owned this house as early as 1870. Groat was born in 1839 in New York. By 1870, he and his wife, Mary, had moved to Waterford. He operated the Groat & McKenzie hardware store until at least 1900 and died on 27 October 1911. Mary (d. 1937) and, later, her daughter Mary Elizabeth continued to own the property until at least 1940. Resurveyed: Architecture/History Survey of STH 20, WisDOT ID#2250-12-00, Prepared by Heritage Research (2012). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Tax records, Census. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |