Property Record
104 E MAIN ST / STATE HIGHWAY 20
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Kortendick Grocery Store |
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| Other Name: | D J'S HOME IMPROVEMENT INC |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 12363 |
| Location (Address): | 104 E MAIN ST / STATE HIGHWAY 20 |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Waterford |
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| Year Built: | 1907 |
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| Survey Date: | 19752012 |
| Historic Use: | grocery store/supermarket |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | MOULDED BRACKETED EAVES. RUSTICATED HEAVY STONE SILLS AND LINTELS. UNALTERED 1ST FLR W/FULL TRANSOM AND CNR PILASTER MOTIF. CONTINUOUS TRANSOM ACROSS STORE FRONT. This building was built in 1907 by William Kortendick from the remnants of an earlier building partially destroyed by fire in 1898. Kortendick was able to salvage the original stone sidewalls while he added a new storefront and a second story. His son, Lawrence, operated the Kortendick Market & Grocery in the building into the 1920s. Architecture/History Survey of STH 20, WisDOT ID#2250-12-00, Prepared by Heritage Research (2012). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Waterford: Stories of Our Village and its Busy Life (Waterford Post, 1923); Sanborn Maps. “Architecture and History Survey: STH 20” WHS project number 13-0069/RA. March and November 2012. Prepared by Heritage Research Ltd. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |