1622 JEFFERSON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1622 JEFFERSON ST

Architecture and History Inventory
1622 JEFFERSON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Washington House
Other Name:Berner's Ice Cream Parlor
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:65492
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1622 JEFFERSON ST
County:Manitowoc
City:Two Rivers
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1850
Additions: 1870 1904
Survey Date:1978
Historic Use:hotel/motel
Architectural Style:Greek Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Asbestos
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Central Park Historic District
National Register Listing Date:12/1/2000
State Register Listing Date:4/14/2000
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:The Washington House was built and operated as a hotel and boarding house for people of moderate income. Its fancy hall, with painted murals, was the scene of many up-scale community gatherings; but, its day to day clientele did not come from the upper classes. (2003).
Bibliographic References:Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in Wisconsin's Main Street Communities, Wisconsin Main Street Program, 1998.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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