Property Record
W63 N696 WASHINGTON AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | GROTH BROTHER'S HARDWARE CO / BRUSS GENERAL STORE |
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| Other Name: | THE GENERAL STORE |
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| Reference Number: | 13426 |
| Location (Address): | W63 N696 WASHINGTON AVE |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
| City: | Cedarburg |
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| Year Built: | 1873 |
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| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| 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: | 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. PAIRED BRACKETS AT EAVESSTONE SEGMENTAL ARCH LINTELS W/ KEYSTONES AND STONE SILLS ORIGINAL STOREFRONTS W/CAST IRON COLUMNS "In 1842 Ludwig Groth purchased 120 acres of land, now called Cedarburg. He became the area's first realtor as he subdivided acreage into blocks and lots. Most of the buildings erected on Washington Avenue came from original Groth land. His nephew Henry G. Groth, in conjunction with a brother-in-law, John F. Bruss, operated a general merchandise and hardware store in the two-story limestone building erected circa 1876. In later years, Groth Brothers Hardware store occupied the entire building and stayed in operation until 1963. The hip-roofed structure has an Italianate character with twin-bracketed wooden cornices." 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 |