Property Record
201 WISCONSIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | D.W. Ballou |
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| Reference Number: | 79483 |
| Location (Address): | 201 WISCONSIN ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Watertown |
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| Year Built: | 1854 |
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| Survey Date: | 1986 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | D.W. Ballou was a native of New England and worked for a newspaper in New York State before coming to Wisconsin in the 1850s. He was an assistant editor of the Green Bay Advocate between 1852-1854. In 1854 he came to Watertown and began the Watertown Democrat. He operated the paper until his death in 1876 and it was the most important weekly published during that time. He lived in this house during his years in Watertown. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Dictionary of Wisconsin Biography, Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1960, p. 23. (B) Watertown City Directories, 1866-1930, Watertown Public Library. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |