Lewis Avenue North Historic District

Lewis Avenue North Historic District. . , Minnie Christina Peterson , Upon her father's death in 1914, Minnie became the sole proprietor of the Watertown General Merchandise Store. It's been said that Minnie was "way ahead of her time for a business woman." She passed away in a tragic car accident in 1931. Her small Swedish church couldn't hold all the people who wanted to attend her funeral. , 108, 112 and 200, East side of Lewis Avenue North , On block 48 were three residential buildings on a low-lying strip of land between the south branch of the Crow River to the east and Lewis Avenue, to the West. These structures formed the surviving core of the initial settlement of Watertown until 1990. They were relatively rare examples of Minnesota's mid-nineteenth century, vernacular, residential architecture. Additionally, local sources indicated that 200 Lewis Avenue North provided a stopping point for stage coach traffic to Delano., History of Watertown's Fire Department , 104 Lewis Avenue North, East side of Lewis Avenue. , In 1925, the Village of Watertown was presented with a 500 gallon per minute Universal pumper from the surrounding area farmers. It was the first of its kind in history where farmers bought a fire truck to fight rural fire calls and donated it to the village., [timeline across bottom of marker] , • 1856 First drug store opened by Isaac Lewis , • 1864 General merchandise business opened by Christian Barth , • 1865 Brewery built by Jacob Dietz , • 1877 Watertown officially incorporated as Village