Property Record
705 61ST ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | JACOB G. GOTTFREDSEN HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 26228 |
| Location (Address): | 705 61ST ST |
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| County: | Kenosha |
| City: | Kenosha |
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| Year Built: | 1869 |
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| Survey Date: | 1987 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Library Park Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/29/1988 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS W/HOODS. PAIRED BRACKETS, FRIEZE BOARDS, AND DENTICULATION UNDER EAVES. GOTTFREDSEN WAS AN EARLY KENOSHA BREWER. "Jacob Gottfredsen was a Danish immigrant who operated a vinegar mill, cigar store, and flour mill after coming to Kenosha in 1846. In 1856, he purchased a one-half interest in a malt house, which he built into a successful brewery that operated until 1890. In the early twentieth century, this was the home of the Mathias Werve family. Werve was a superintendent at the N.R. Allen Tannery." Historic Kenosha: Library Park Historic District, Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2005 |
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| Bibliographic References: | TAX ROLLS. KENOSHA NEWS 11/14/1994. Historic Kenosha: Library Park Historic District, Kenosha Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2005 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |