North Washington Street Historic District (Watertown, Wisconsin)

The North Washington Street Historic District in Watertown, Wisconsin is a 27 acres (11 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. It included 102 contributing buildings and eight non-contributing ones.[1][2]

North Washington Street Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	N. Church St. generally bounded by O'Connell and N. Green St., N. Washington St. bounded by O'Connell and Elm Sts., Watertown, Wisconsin
Coordinates	43.197369°N 88.728864°W
Area	27 acres (11 ha)
Built	1849
Architectural style	Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne; Revivals
NRHP reference No.	09000850[1]
Added to NRHP	October 23, 2009

It spans the border of Dodge County, Wisconsin and Jefferson County, Wisconsin. It runs along N. Church St. generally bounded by O'Connell and N. Green St., and along N. Washington St. bounded by O'Connell and Elm Sts.[2]

It is a residential district with homes in various sizes and styles, unified by a lot of local cream brick.[3][4] Examples include the 1849/1870 Italianate Kusel house,[5] the 1855 simple front gable house at 423 N Church,[6] the 1877 Second Empire Cody house,[7] the 1894 Queen Anne Woodard house,[8] the 1910 American Foursquare Schimmel house,[9] the 1915 Craftsman Calhoun house,[10] the 1929 Dutch Colonial Revival Baumann house,[11] and the 1930 Tudor Revival Salick house.[12]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Mollie Douglas; Christine Long; Cydney Alexis (November 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: North Washington Street Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved June 8, 2018. With accompanying 19 photos
3. "North Washington Street Historic District". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
4. Douglas, Mollie; Long, Christine; Alexis, Cydney (November 2008). "North Washington Street Historic District". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
5. "Daniel Kusel House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
6. "423 N Church St". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
7. "Dr. James Cody House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
8. "Marshall J. Woodard House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
9. "Clarence Schimmel House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
10. "Alvin Calhoun". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
11. "Alfred Baumann; John Kreuziger". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
12. "John Salick House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-09-15.