Property Record
811 WILLIAMSON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | William Heitkamp carriage, wagon, and blacksmith shop |
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| Reference Number: | 75107 |
| Location (Address): | 811 WILLIAMSON ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1872 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | blacksmith shop |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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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 0709-134-1413-5. "The brick-faced rubblestone building was probably built in 1871 for Heitkamp and Schmidt, wagonmakers. It served as a blacksmith shop for a number of years. William Heitkamp lived in a brick house next door to the east and John Schmidt boarded at Schlundt's house at 805." 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: | City directory. Tax records. Housing Madison: Where We Live, Where We Work. Ed. Anna Vemer Andrzejewski and Arnold R. Alanen for “Nature + City: Vernacular Buildings and Landscapes of the Upper Midwest,” 2012 Meeting of the Vernacular Architecture Forum (VAF). 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 |