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Columbia Historic District (Cedarburg, Wisconsin)

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68: 99: 1405: 51: 244:. Although the Groth cabin not longer exists, it was the first building in the area of the Columbia Historic District. Between 1843 and 1846, Dr. Frederick A. Luening built the Columbia Mill on Cedar Creek as well as a dam to power his gristmill. It was the first mill on Cedar Creek, and its dam flooded nearby properties, causing a dispute with neighboring settlers. Luening had to tear down the original structure and move his mill further east. In 1844, 1416: 106: 75: 224:. At the time the district was listed on the register, its contributing properties included 128 historic homes, one church, and eighty-seven historic outbuildings, including garages and barns, all constructed between 1844 and 1938. The district also contained several dozen buildings that do not contribute to the historic district, including modern homes from the 270:
While the Columbia Mill was a major employer in the community's early history, and could produce eighty barrels of flour per day in the 19th century the business was frequently sold from one entrepreneur to another. Between 1851 and 1900, the mill changed hands nine times, including being auctioned
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structures from the 1860s, including the Gleitzmann Cooperage and the 1869 home of Ernst Hilgen, co-owner of the Columbia Mill and son of one of Cedarburg's founding millers. Other 19th century structures include wood-frame houses and cream brick houses. Many wooden structures are in a vernacular
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The neighborhood was primarily a residential area. While some wealthier Cedarburg merchants built several large houses along Columbia Road close to downtown Cedarburg, most of the houses along Columbia Road and the surrounding streets were occupied by German working-class families in the 19th and
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in 1851 and 1880. In the 1890s, production shifted from flour to animal feed, and in 1926 the Cedarburg Wire and Nail Factory—located east of the mill and the historic district—purchased the mill solely to use its dam for water power. During the Great Depression, Gerhard and Elmer Weber began
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early 20th centuries. The oldest homes were built on large lots in a vernacular style of locally quarried limestone. As time went on, the large lots were subdivided to accommodate the families of Cedarburg's mill workers and other factory workers settled in the area.
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operating a feed mill in the Columbia Mill, which the Weber family continued until sometime after 1965, when the mill was demolished, although the dam and millrace remain intact.
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The Highland Avenue Bridge is also located adjacent to the historic district, over the Columbia Mill's dam. Designed by local engineer Charles S. Whitney, the
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Other buildings in the district include the limestone Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, constructed in 1891; the Gleitzmann
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on the western bank of Cedar Creek, directly west of the present-day historic district. Cedarburg's town center grew along
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corners, are each crowned by a metal lantern. While not a contributing property to the historic district, the
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German immigrants named Groth settled in the Cedarburg area and constructed a cabin on the eastern bank of
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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styles. The district's houses are particularly characterized by decorative
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era as well as modern garages and other additions to historic properties.
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Butterfield, C.W. (1881). "The Town of Cedarburg: § The Columbia Mill".
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identified it in 1986 as a structure worthy of historic preservation.
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St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (Port Washington, Wisconsin)
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Roughly bounded by Cedar Cr., Highland Dr. and Bridge Rd.,
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Washington Avenue Historic District (Cedarburg, Wisconsin)
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homes blend characteristics of the Queen Anne Revival and
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Green Bay Road Historic District (Thiensville, Wisconsin)
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program. The bridge's concrete structure is clad with a
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Main Street Historic District (Thiensville, Wisconsin)
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History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Wisconsin
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Columbia Historic District (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) is located in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Columbia Historic District (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) is located in the United States
Cedarburg, Wisconsin
43°17′53″N 87°59′10″W / 43.298°N 87.986°W / 43.298; -87.986
91001980
Cedarburg, Wisconsin
National Register of Historic Places
post-war
Old Lutheran
Cedar Creek
Frederick Hilgen
Cedarburg Mill
Washington Avenue
Cooperage
sheriff's sales
Queen Anne Revival
bungalow
Colonial Revival
vernacular
Lannon stone
Cream City brick
Greek Revival
Italianate
turn-of-the-century
American Craftsman
soffits
string courses

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