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219 N 4TH ST

Historic Name:
Ernst Kunert House
Other Name:
Como Photographic Store
Reference Number:
74731

Property Location

Location (Address)
219 N 4TH ST
County
Jefferson
City/Village
Watertown
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1880
Additions
Survey Date
1986,2020
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Cream Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
Altered store front; door to second story on facade; one story rear addition; some original multipaned windows on north side; corbelled amd molded brick projecting cornice; arched raised brick window hoods with corbelled ends.

Retaining a wide molded brick cornice with a row of dentils along teh lower edge and raised segmental arched window hoods on the upper story and lower story of the north elevation, this three-bay commercial building and former residence has an altered storefront with a recessed off-set entrance and transom across the top. A recent concrete block addition and second story porch is located at the rear.

The E. Kunert building is a commercial vernacular building characterized by a wide brick cornice and Italianate raised brick, arched window heads. Although this building is not architecturally significant, the Kunert building contributes to the historic architectural character of the proposed Main Street Historic District.
Bibliographic References
(A) Tax Records, City of Watertown, 1860-1910, Area Research Center, Library, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. (B) Sanborn Insurance Map, City of Watertown, 1884.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Main Street Commercial Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Jun 02, 1989
State Register Listing Date
Contributing
Yes
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