Property Record
1201-1205 WILLIAMSON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | MATT STATZ COMMERCIAL BUILDING |
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| Other Name: | Weary Traveler Freehouse |
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| Reference Number: | 68896 |
| Location (Address): | 1201-1205 WILLIAMSON ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1911 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | grocery store/supermarket |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | FERDINAND KRONENBERG |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | MAP CODE IS 0710-072-2908-4. "Built in 1911, this building housed first the Jacobson's and later the Bettlinger's grocery stores. This block was virtually undeveloped until the 1890s. As late as 1891, seventeen of the eighteen lots were held for speculation by E.W. Keyes." Williamson Street, Madison Wisconsin: An Historical Survey and Walking Tour Guide, by Gary Tipler & the City of Madison Landmarks Commission & Professor William H. Tischler, 1979. |
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| Bibliographic References: | TAX RECORDS. KRONENBERG PAPERS. MADISON TRUST. The Capital Times 5/15/2002. Williamson Street, Madison Wisconsin: An Historical Survey and Walking Tour Guide, by Gary Tipler & the City of Madison Landmarks Commission & Professor William H. Tischler, 1979. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |