Property Record
W62 N588A WASHINGTON AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | LEHMANN BROTHERS HARDWARE STORE |
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Other Name: | COAST-TO-COAST |
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Reference Number: | 13382 |
Location (Address): | W62 N588A WASHINGTON AVE |
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County: | Ozaukee |
City: | Cedarburg |
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Year Built: | 1874 |
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Survey Date: | 1975 |
Historic Use: | hardware |
Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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Wall Material: | Limestone |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Washington Avenue Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 1/17/1986 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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Additional Information: | Two 'site files' (Lehmann Brothers Hardware Store & Washington Avenue Historic District) exists for this property. They contain additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. They are public records and may be viewed in person at the State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. CAST IRON CORINTHIAN COLUMNS ON ORIGINAL STOREFRONT'S TILTED SEGMENTAL ARCH LINTELS W/ KEYSTONES STILTED SILLS BRACKETED MOULDED EAVE/ PEDIMENT ABOVE ENTRANCE PAVILION BRACKETED ENTABLATURE RESTS ON 1ST FLR PILASTERS SEGMENTAL ARCH ENTRANCE W/TRANSOM "Called the finest business block in the city, this imposing Italianate structure once had a large anvil with the letters "IL" in the triangular pediment at the roof line, later replaced by a "B" for Beyers, the last hardware business to reside here. The first floor and basement housed the hardware business. The second floor was residential and the third floor functioned as a lodge hall. The rock-faced limestone is from the Anschuetz quarry in Cedarburg." A Walk Through Yesterday in Cedarburg |
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Bibliographic References: | ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976) A Walk Through Yesterday in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, 2005. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |