513 N 6TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

513 N 6TH ST

Architecture and History Inventory
513 N 6TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:HERMAN GERTH HOUSE; EDWARD KAERCHER
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Contributing:
Reference Number:60267
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):513 N 6TH ST
County:Jefferson
City:Watertown
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:
Additions:
Survey Date:1986
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Side Gabled
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' 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 Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Arched windows with brick voussoirs and raised brick moulding above the window; one bay open front porch with pedimented round arched roof dentil trim and clustered Tuscan columns; rear gable roofed addition with glass enclosed side porch. This was the home of several families during the historic period. Initial research indicates that none of the occupants of this house are historically significant. This brick side gabled house is significant under criterion C as an example of the side gabled vernacular house form. Among the group of well-preserved side gable houses remaining in Watertown, this 19th century house touched by the influence of the Italianate style popular at the time of construction exhibits exceptional integrity. Other good examples of the side gabled vernacular house form are located at 702 Western Ave. (44-11), 513 No. 6th St. (48-9), and 115 Lynn (19-27).
Bibliographic References:(A) Watertown City Directories, 1866-1934, Watertown, Wisconsin Public Library.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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