Homes of Fairwater
311 Main Street
Built in 1905 for Anson J. Van Doren & wife, using part of an older home on the property previously owned by Rufus M. Harwood.
303 Main Street
Built in 1918 for local store owner Louis W. Frei and Family.
501 Main Street
Built between 1898-1899 for C. O. Tinkham.
403 Main Street
Built in 1897 for James Johnson & wife Abbie.
300 Main Street
Built in 1904 for Dr. Oliver M. Layton. Masonry work was completed by Rudolph Baker.
506 Main Street
Built in 1915 for William R. Abercrombie then sold to son-in-law and daughter Jesse W. Laper & Nellie Laper in 1919.
101 Church Street
Built in 1933 for Arthur & Lydia Kunert while Arthur was partnered with Stellmacher Lumber Co. who provided the materials for the house.
304 Washington Street -Burned
Fred Berg Sr. & wife stand proudly outside of their home which was likely built around 1910. This home burned in 1922 when the blacksmith shop owned by Owen Riant (to the West) burned, claiming the Berg home, Riant shop & residence. This fire prompted the village to organize the Fairwater Fire Department. To the left of the home, is the old German Lutheran Church School, after it was moved in 1915 and attached to the Riant blacksmith shop.
201 Washington Street
Construction date likely between 1860-1870. The family of William Zellmer is shown standing outside the home when they used the property as a residence and shoe/boot repairing business. Previously Zelllmer was located at an older building to the East which burned in 1895 which prompted him to purchase the home to the West.
312 Washington Street
Built in 1918 by Koehler & Sons of Brandon, WI for Phillip H. Sommer of Juneau, WI. Sommer ran a general store at 217 Washington Street from 1915 until 1926 when that building was converted into a service garage.
314 Washington Street
Erected in 1904 by Horace Brown of Brandon, WI for the John Laper family. This house replaced the old Mill House, which was Fairwater's first hotel that stood 3 stories tall and hosted most of the earlier events in town prior to Daehn's Opera House that was built East of the old hotel in 1898. The home either used recycled materials from the old hotel or said hotel was partially torn down and rebuilt.
No Address -Part of 206 Washington Street. -Demolished
This home was rumored to have been built from Fairwater Brick, when the village had a brickyard near the millpond in the mid 1880s. It was built in 1887 to replace and older pressed brick home that was destroyed by a tornado earlier that year.
314 Church Street
Built in 1911 for John Riemer after selling 313 Church Street.
303 Church Street
The left side of the home was likely erected sometime between 1883-1884 for John & Mary Glaff. They sold to Charles & Julia Tusow, who then expanded the house in 1905 (Right side of the home in this image). Pictured are Mr. & Mrs. August Kubehl who purchased the home in 1912.
313 Church Street
Built for John Reimer in the early 1900s (date tbd) prior to erecting 314 Washington Street.
400 Main Street
Built in 1904 by Frank Mielke for Chauncy S. Griffith of Marquette, Wisconsin.
401 Main Street
Built in 1911 for Fred Griffith & wife Hazel, later purchased by Ralph Blodgett in 1913. Blodgett expanded the rear end of the home in 1919.
