Property Record
850 Wachter Ave
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Ed Kraemer House |
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| Reference Number: | 133698 |
| Location (Address): | 850 Wachter Ave |
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| County: | Sauk |
| City: | Plain |
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| Year Built: | 1938 |
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| Survey Date: | 20012021 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Spanish/Mediterranean Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Cut Stone |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Kraemer was a contractor. The garage was lengthened in 1953. 2021 - The 1938 Colonial Revival-style Ed Kraemer House is located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Wachter Avenue (STH 23) and Willow Street and faces east toward Wachter Avenue. The two-story, stone house has a hipped, asphalt shingle roof with overhanging bracketed eaves. A single-story wing with a hipped roof is located on the north end of the house. The primary (east-facing) façade is symmetrical with a prominent center entrance porch flanked by two pairs of three-over one sash windows with stone lintels. The second story has a central pair of two-over-one sash windows and two single four-over-one sash windows, all accentuated by wrought iron railings. The prominent entrance porch has a gable roof with dentil details under the eave and a curved underside. Two large stone pillars support the pediment. A large stone chimney is located on the south elevation. |
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| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |