Property Record
327 W SUMNER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | William and Maria Mercer House |
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| Reference Number: | 130533 |
| Location (Address): | 327 W SUMNER ST |
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| County: | Washington |
| City: | Hartford |
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| Year Built: | 1895 |
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| Survey Date: | 2004 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | In 1909, Edward and Louise Schauer bought the house and lived here until 1919. Edward and his brother, August, operated a hardware, furniture and undertaking business in 1910. Following a 1911 fire, they sold the furniture and undertaking business. In 1921, they sold the hardware business. They later re-entered the hardware business with their sons and Edward also operated a real estate and insurance office. From 1919 until the mid-1930s, Matt Hesprich, proprietor of the Hesprich Oil Co. gas station owned the house. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |