Property Record
215 S 3RD ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Schmmel Blacksmith |
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| Other Name: | Puter Mug |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 74794 |
| Location (Address): | 215 S 3RD ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Watertown |
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| Year Built: | 1890 |
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| Survey Date: | 20052020 |
| Historic Use: | blacksmith shop |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/2/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | Previously surveyed in 1986. Tax Rolls indicate that this building was constructed in 1890 for Carolina Schmmel, confirmed by initials and date on building. There is little known about businesses here except that it housed a saloon and a soda fountain between c. 1907 and c. 1930. While this building housed no businesses that were historically significant, it does contribute to the overall development of commerce in the Main Street Commercial Historic District. This business complex constructed in 1890 for the Schmmel family is comprised of a one-story brick blacksmith shop on the south side and a two-story brick retail store used for rental property on the north side. Built on the site of the earlier blacksmith shop owned for many years by the Schmmel family, both buildings exhibit a raised brick cornice with drip molding. Segmental arched window heads with corbelled ends and articulated keystone inscribed with the initials "J" and "S" and the date "1890" characterize the upper story of the north building. A date plaque inscribed "1890" is located on the south building. (This building probably incorporated the earlier brick blacksmith building). A plain cornice over the filled-in storefront is supported by the fluted metal column flanking the recessed entrance. A very narrow door to the upper story is located on the south end. The south one-story building has a large almost full-length vehicular entrance on the facade. Segmental arched raised brick window heads with corbelled ends over filled in windows are on the south elevation. The Schmmel building is a commercial vernacular building characterized by a wide brick cornice and Italianate raised brick window heads. Although this building is not architecturally significant, the Schmmel building contributes to the historic architectural character of the Main Street Historic District. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Tax Records, City of Watertown, 1860-1910, Area Research Center, Library, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. (B) Building Inscription. (C) Sanborn Insurance Map, City of Watertown, 1891, 1926. (D) Tax Rolls for the City of Watertown, Area Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Library. (E) Watertown City Directories, 1866-1930, Watertown, Wisconsin Public Library. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |