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302 N WATER ST

Historic Name:
Christian Becker House
Other Name:
Reference Number:
7214

Property Location

Location (Address)
302 N WATER ST
County
Jefferson
City/Village
Watertown
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1880
Additions
Survey Date
1986,2004
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Cream Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
Open flat roofed porch with turned posts; overhanging eaves; long narrow windows; leaded glass; concave mansard roof with arched roof dormer; arched raised brick window heads with corbelled ends; gabled door hood; rear one story addition.

This was the home of Christian Becker, a grocer, between the 1880s and at least the 1910s. A Watertown native, Becker was also a local politician, holding several offices, including alderman, city treasurer, and supervisor.
Bibliographic References
(A) Watertown City Directories, 1866-1930, Watertown Public Library. (B) C.W. Butterfield, History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879, p. 599. “Architecture/History Survey: Reconstruct STH 26 (Church St.): STH 19 To Union Pacific RR.” WHS project number 04-0759/DO/JE. February 2004. Prepared by Carol Cartwright.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
North Washington Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Oct 23, 2009
State Register Listing Date
Apr 17, 2009
Contributing
Yes
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