Property Record
510 Clyman St.
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Julius and Eugene Wiggenhorn House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 75393 |
| Location (Address): | 510 Clyman St. |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Watertown |
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| Year Built: | 1876 |
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| Survey Date: | 1986 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Clyman Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/3/2015 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 2/27/2015 |
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| Additional Information: | Two story north extension; rectangular windows; three sided front bay window with dentil and bracket trim; bracketed gabled door hoods. This was the home of Eugene Wiggenhorn, a cigar manufacturer, between c. 1885 and c. 1900. After Eugene, the house was the home of Julius Wiggenhorn, who was president of the Wiggenhorn Brothers Cigar Company, until at least 1917. The Wiggenhorn Brothers cigar making firm began in 1858 under the ownership of Eugene Wiggenhorn. By 1862 the firm had 10 workers. Around 1868 Eugene's brother Constanz, joined the firm. By 1880, the firm employed 40-50 people in a building on Main St. and was the largest cigar-maker in Watertown. In 1886 Eugene sold out to brother Constanz and Constanz and later, his two sons, carried on the business in a large commercial block they constructed on W. Main St. in the early 1890s. The business remained in operation until the 1920s. This house has some historical interest as the later home of Eugene Wiggenhorn, who founded the Wiggenhorn Brothers cigar-making firm in the city. It was also the home of Julius Wiggenhorn, part of the second generation of Wiggenhorns who operated the business until it ceased. Because Eugene's home during the time he founded and was most active in the firm is not at this location, it is not the most significant resource associated with him. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Watertown City Directories, 1866-1930, Watertown, Wisconsin Public Library. (B) "City Had Second Largest Cigar Factory in State," Watertown Daily Times Centennial Issue, June 26, 1954, n.p. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |