Property Record
103-105 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Te Ronde Museum |
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| Reference Number: | 138139 |
| Location (Address): | 103-105 N MAIN ST |
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| County: | Sheboygan |
| City: | Cedar Grove |
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| Year Built: | 1875 |
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| Additions: | C. 2000 |
| Survey Date: | 20022022 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Asbestos |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2002: The house was purchased and converted to a museum in 1997 according to Leona Theune, President of the Cedar Grove Museum Committee. The earliest map identified illustrates that H.J. Te Hennepe was the owner of record in 1875 with a building depicted on the parcel (G.A Randall 1875: 30). In 1889, J. Sweemers was the owner of record and this historic atlas also depicts a building on this parcel (Foote and Company 1889). Edward Te Ronde purchased the house from John Obbink on Marche 13, 1913. (TeRonde 2002). Between 1913 and 1920 Edward Te Ronde subdivided the property into at least four smaller parcels (Hixson and Company 1920) and by 1941 there were six parcels. In 1941, the six parcels comprised "Abbink's Subdivision" (Donohue Engineering Company 1941) Mrs. Annette TeRonde, an oral informant who lived in the house, indicated that her father-in-law modified the side entrance to two front entrances prior to her marriage to Ellsworth TeRonde in 1939. Metal insert windows were added after 1939 and composition sheet asbestos siding covers original clapboard siding. The side parapet was added to accommodate a modern bathroom. Part of a bedroom and the modern kitchen were reduced in size to put in this bathroom. The modern bathroom was added to upgrade from an outdoor privy. Additionally, the kitchen historically was moved inside and the summer kitchen was eliminated. The summer kitchen area was converted to a patio until the back porch was added approximately two years ago. Two entrances were present as early as 1939. Annette TeRonde and her husband Ellsworth moved to the upstairs after their marriage. Her father-in-law rented the upstairs apartment to a seamstress to receive clients and sew. The seamstress utilized the 105 address entrance for her clients to gain access to the apartment. The house was named the TeRonde Museum in honor of Ellsworth TeRonde although he was not the person who built the house. Annette TeRonde remembered that prior to the subdivision, a large barn was located on the property. 2022 - This two-story house museum was constructed in 1875. It has a rectangular footprint, concrete foundation, asbestos siding, and a front-gabled roof. The primary entrance is located on the eastern bay of the (east) façade and is approached by a wooden deck with turned spindles and simple wooden columns supporting a hipped roof. A secondary entrance is located on the south elevation and is approached by a porch that extends halfway across the elevation and has the same detailing as the primary entrance. Extending from the west (rear) elevation is a single-story addition that has a shed roof with a false parapet on the east and south elevations. Another, smaller, addition further extends from the west elevation and also has a shed roof. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Architecture/History Survey 2002: Archaeological Research, Inc. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |