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Fuermann Home
August Sr
214 N First
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1964
02 14 FUERMANN HOME DEMOLISHED
The one-time mansion at the foot of
North First Street, [former August Fuerman Sr. home] now
known as “the annex,” will be dismantled and a parking lot created on the site
to accommodate approximately 48 to 50 cars, if members of the common council
approve a recommendation to be made by the special parking lot committee which
was recently designated by the council to look into the future use of the
area. The area site, formerly known as
the Gallert-Mitchell-Silagy
properties, was purchased by the city last year as part of a general
development plan in the area of the new municipal building in Memorial Park.
03 08 DEMOLITION OF PROPERTIES SET
The City of Watertown Saturday disposed
of two recently acquired properties.
Both were sold at auctions conducted for the city by Alderman Marvin O. Niehoff, a licensed auctioneer. Peter J. Euper,
Jr., and Merlin Krug purchased the former Mitchell and Silage building, known
as “The Annex,” in North First Street. Their bid of $160 was accepted. They will remove the building, which was
among Watertown’s finest mansions in its day.
The other property, the Ted Grabow [father of Harris] home in [123] North Fourth Street, at Madison,
was sold for $12 to William Coughlin, route 5.
He will remove it. The site is
part of the city’s planned project by which Madison Street will be extended
from North Fourth to North Fifth Streets.
05 23 PROPERTIES COMING DOWN
One of the city’s old mansions, an example of what was a stately and well-kept home in an earlier era, located in North First Street, at the foot of Jones Street, is coming down. It was once the home of the August Fuermann family. Mr. Fuermann was owner of the old Empire Brewery (i.e., Fuermann Brewery) here and the city directory of 1875 lists him as living in the home. Demolishing the building is part of the city’s plan to clear the area near the new Watertown Municipal Building in Memorial Park. Most of the brick from the old mansion, known in later years as The Annex, is being taken to Madison.
07 30 FUERMANN HOME NOW PARKING LOT
Parking facilities for 48 cars are being
provided by the city in the North First Street, the Rock River bank area, north
of Madison street and running almost to the foot of Jones Street. The area formerly was the location of The
Annex, an old mansion, and the old Gallart
residence. The municipality acquired the
two properties, along with a lot owned by Watertown Lodge No. 666, Loyal Order
of Moose, at the time plans for the new Watertown Municipal Building were being
advanced. The buildings were cleared
away months ago and the land area was filled in and graded. The area was ready for graveling today.
View south, from Cady St bridge, Fuermann home on right
View south, from Cady St bridge, WHS_005_213 Fuermann home on right
Click to enlarge 1905. Fuermann Brewery Complex, Cady Street.
Today site of Municipal Building, including Police and Fire Departments
[1] Cady Street bridge; [2] Fuermann Brewery; [3] August Fuermann Home
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History of Watertown, Wisconsin