Property Record
105 S MAIN ST (103 W DIVISION ST Original location)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Emma Bluemke Memorial |
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| Other Name: | Emma Bluemke Memorial |
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| Reference Number: | 111401 |
| Location (Address): | 105 S MAIN ST (103 W DIVISION ST Original location) |
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| County: | Fond du Lac |
| City: | Rosendale |
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| Year Built: | 1924 |
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| Survey Date: | 1998 |
| Historic Use: | statue/sculpture |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | August Bluemke |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This memorial was moved in 2001 due to the expanding of the Hwy23 & 26 intersection. It is now located adjacent to 105 S. Main St. This is a pinecone-shaped monument, mounted on a concrete slab and rising from a base of large, uncoursed stones. A cut stone carved with "1924" is centered on the side. The monument was constructed by August Bluemke in memory of his wife Emma who had died of a heart attack on the front porch of their home in 1921. It is made of a variety of smooth rocks, stones and pebbles that Mr. Bluemke collected from the Lake Michigan shore in the years following Emma's death. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Scheid & Griffiths, Village of Rosendale, 1975, 154. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |