Property Record
609 W WATER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | August Swanke Building |
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| Other Name: | Riverside Avenue Tavern |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 71429 |
| Location (Address): | 609 W WATER ST |
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| County: | Green Lake |
| City: | Princeton |
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| Year Built: | 1889 |
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| Survey Date: | 1990 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Princeton Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/21/1997 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/20/1998 |
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| Additional Information: | THIS TWO-STORY RETAIL BUILDING, DESIGNED IN THE ITALIANATE STYLE, WAS BUILT IN 1891. IT FEATURES A RECTANGULAR SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A CONCRETE AND STONE FOUNDATION, AND A FLAT ROOF WITH A FASE FRONT. THE WALL MATERIAL CONTAINS BRICK, BOARD, CONCRETE, STONE AND DROP SIDING, WHILE THE TRIM MATERIAL CONTAINS BRICK, METAL, CONCRETE, STONE AND WOOD. THE F IN THE PHOTO CODE AND IN THE MAP CODE STANDS FOR FCS. ANOTHER MAP CODE FOR THIS PROPERTY IS GL 15/34. |
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| Bibliographic References: | August 8, 1889, Princeton Republic. October 17, 1889, Princeton Republic. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |