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Main Street Commercial Historic District (Watertown, Wisconsin)

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Main Street Commercial Historic District
A portion of the district.
LocationRoughly Main St. from N. Washington St. to S. Seventh St., Watertown, Wisconsin
Area29 acres (12 ha)
NRHP reference No.89000483[1]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 1989

The Main Street Commercial Historic District is located in Watertown, Wisconsin.

The district is made up of Watertown's old downtown with 127 contributing buildings, including the 1855 Commercial Vernacular Johnson Drug Store,[2] the 1855 Italianate Dennis Block,[3] the 1858 Italianate Misegades Wagon Works,[4] the 1876 Queen Anne/Romanesque Platz and Brandt dry goods Store,[5] and the 1907 Neoclassical Public Library.[6][7]

It includes the Masonic Temple (1906), also known as Fischer Department Store.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Edward Johnson Drug Store; Eberle; Stapleton". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "William Dennis Block; West Ave. House; New Belvidere". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "Fred Misegades Wagon Works; Otto Biefeld Company". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "Platz and Brandt Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  6. ^ "Public Library". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  7. ^ Joan Rausch (October 21, 1987). "NRHP Inventory/Nomination: Main Street Commercial Historic District (Watertown)". National Park Service. Retrieved November 16, 2017. With eleven photos.
  8. ^ "2 e MAIN ST | Property Record". January 2012.