Property Record
21 N 1ST ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Henry Wachsmuth House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 1137 |
| Location (Address): | 21 N 1ST ST |
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| County: | Bayfield |
| City: | Bayfield |
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| Year Built: | 1887 |
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| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Bayfield Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/25/1980 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | DECORATIVE TIMBERS AROUND WINDOWS. DECORATIVE SHINGLES ABOVE WINDOWS IN FRONT GABLE. HOUSE RECENTLY CONVERTEDTO COMMERCIAL USE. [Date Cnst:CA (A)] Henry Wachsmuth came to Bayfield from Germany in 1884. He started a shoemaking business and later served as mayor. It was his nephew, Henry J. Wachsmuth (AHI #1311), who in 1901 started the Wachsmuth Lumber Company. |
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| Bibliographic References: | [A] NRHP DISTRICT NOMINATION FORM Brownstone & Bargeboard, A Walking Tour of Historic Bayfield, third edition; Whitney Gould and Stephen Wittman; Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin System. 1998. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |