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William
King Home
Watertown Daily Times, 06 12 1976
William King, lumber baron in
Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota, spent nearly a year gathering the matched
woods, mostly cherry and quarter sawed oak. These woods went into the building
of his family home at what is now 802 South Eighth Street.
King completed the three story home
in 1901 and his family occupied it through 1940. The J. F. Price family moved
in on New Year's Day 1941.
The southern plantation style home,
with Greek revival front, was owned by Mrs. J. F. Price in 1976. The King and
Price families had been the only owners up to that time.
The Kings had a large family and
entertained frequently in the third floor ballroom. When the home was built the
grand piano used in the ballroom was hoisted in before the windows were
constructed. The home contains seven bathrooms.
Some of the original porches and
pillars have been removed. Mr. Price
closed some of the fireplaces, because without dampers they were open to the
elements and to squirrels and bats. He had most of the home carpeted.
Features of this home include
crystal as the upper half of the windows, a large entry with cherry handrail on
the open stairs. The original drawing or music room and living room had hand
painted pictures on the ceilings.
