300 WISCONSIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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300 WISCONSIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
300 WISCONSIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Max Kusel
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:79484
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):300 WISCONSIN ST
County:Jefferson
City:Watertown
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1900
Additions:
Survey Date:2005
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
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Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' titled "Memorial Park Historic District" exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

Previously surveyed in 1986.

This was the home of Max Kusel, a vice president of the Schempf Brothers department store, the largest in the community during the historic era. He lived here between c. 1900 and c. 1924.
Bibliographic References:(A) Watertown City Directories, 1866-1930, Watertown Public Library.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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