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N8133 FRANKLIN RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

N8133 FRANKLIN RD

Architecture and History Inventory
N8133 FRANKLIN RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Franklin House
Other Name:The Copper Mug
Contributing:
Reference Number:82114
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):N8133 FRANKLIN RD
County:Sheboygan
City:
Township/Village:Herman
Unincorporated Community:
Town:16
Range:22
Direction:E
Section:19
Quarter Section:SW
Quarter/Quarter Section:SW
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1857
Additions:C. 1975C. 1865C. 1920
Survey Date:1975
Historic Use:tavern/bar
Architectural Style:Side Gabled
Structural System:
Wall Material:
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' 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.

This two story tavern was originally owned by the Franklin Brewery and featured a vaulted basement ceiling, a tin barroom ceiling, and a "floating dance floor" consisting of wood pieces held together by pressure and springs. Is half-timber underneath.
Bibliographic References:.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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