Property Record
522 S PARK ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Albert O. Sorge House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 90850 |
| Location (Address): | 522 S PARK ST |
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| County: | Sauk |
| City: | Reedsburg |
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| Year Built: | 1908 |
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| Survey Date: | 19832023 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Henry Sorge was born in Hanover, Germany in 1852 and emigrated to the United States with his family in 1868, settling in Reedsburg. He worked as a dairy farmer primarily and married Elizabeth Heffel in 1881. The couple had two children. After serving on the Reedsburg Town Board and the Sauk County Board of Supervisors, Henry was elected in 1891 to the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Democrat. Henry Sorge died in 1921. Henry’s son, Albert Sorge, was born in Reedsburg in 1883. After briefly serving in the Wisconsin National Guard, he attended dairy school at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and worked in a series of creameries across the state, eventually settling back in Reedsburg and marrying Lucinda Brahms. The couple had two children and built a house in 1908. Like his father, Albert served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, being elected in 1911. The same year, he bought an interest in the Tri-State Ice Cream Company from La Crosse. During the following two decades, he moved to La Crosse and opened a series of regional ice cream companies in La Crosse, Reedsburg, Madison, and Manitowoc. Albert Sorge died in 1963. Sorge was associated with Sorge Creamery and Dolly Madison Ice Cream. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Baraboo News Republic 10/25/2003. Reedsburg Independent 10/23/2003. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |