Property Record
W62 N620 WASHINGTON AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | John Armbruster Jewelry Store |
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| Other Name: | ARMBRUSTER JEWELRY |
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| Reference Number: | 13396 |
| Location (Address): | W62 N620 WASHINGTON AVE |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
| City: | Cedarburg |
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| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Terra Cotta |
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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: | A 'site file' (Washington Avenue Historic District) exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. GLAZED TERRA COTTA TILE WALLSGARLAND FRIEZE BANDSEGMENTAL ARCH TRIPLE WINDOW W/ KEYSTONE MOTIFPOLYGONAL 2ND FLR ORIELSPILASTERS DIVIDE BAYSCAST IRON SIDEWALK CLOCK BY BROWN ST CLOCK CO OF MONESSEN, PA One of the few commercial buildings in Cedarburg still owned and operated by its founding family, their business started in 1884 and they built this building in 1908. Local architect William Hilgen, son of the City's co-founder, Friederich Hilgen, designed this handsome building faced with terra cotta and cast iron ornamentation. The south interior is largely original. Note the painted tin ceiling added in 1921. The original sidewalk clock was knocked down in 1922 by a team of runaway horses pulling a wagon. It was replaced by this rare cast iron clock made by the Brown Street Clock Company of Monessen, Pennsylvania. -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 |