Property Record
337 W MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ANGRAVE-WAITE BLOCK |
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| Other Name: | DAVIES REALTY CO. |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28712 |
| Location (Address): | 337 W MAIN ST |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Waukesha |
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| Year Built: | 1868 |
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| Survey Date: | 1980 |
| Historic Use: | grocery store/supermarket |
| 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: | Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 10/28/1983 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Multiple Resources of Waukesha |
| Additional Information: | The Angrave-Waite Block replaced a frame store building, also operated by Jane Angrave and her son-in-law John A. Waite. Apparently Angrave was encouraged by the construction of the adjacent Jameson Block (June 1868) to modernize her business building. As was typical of the period, the Angrave Block was constructed of ashlar, cut as small blocks and laid in regular courses. Windows on the first story are rectangular and capped by stone lintels. The present window units are modern replacements which in some instances necessitated enlarging the opening (the front window originally matched those on second floor). Second story windows rest on a smooth stone stringcourse and are capped by smooth stone round arches. These windows are the original round headed type. A stone string course extends across the facade above the third floor windows. Above this runs a stone cornice, punctuated by dentils. The Angrave block is located on a corner site; consequently the corner of the building was curved to respond to the street, and the main entrance was set in to this corner area, which is recessed slightly on the first and second stories. The Angrave-Waite Block is one of the fine nineteenth century stone buildings remaining in Waukesha's commercial district. The material of constuction, as well as the design, harmonizes with adjacent buildings and creates a significant, unified streetscape. See: Jameson and James Block (335 W. Main Street WK 6/22), Barnes Block (329 W. Main Street 6/23), Jackson Block (321 W. Main Street WK 6/27). The Angrave-Waite building was built as a butcher shop in 1868 and continued in that use through successive owners until 1912-1913 when it became a saloon operated by one William C. Ferguson. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) The Five Points Downtown Historic District Walking Tour, Waukesha Landmarks Commission. (B) Waukesha Freeman, Vol. 10, No. 30, October 8, 1868, p. 3. (C) Waukesha City Directories, 1901-1906. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |