227-229 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

227-229 MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
227-229 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:HOTEL OLSON
Other Name:CLAYTON'S NEW AND USED FURNITURE
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:31096
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):227-229 MAIN ST
County:Lafayette
City:Darlington
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1919
Additions:
Survey Date:1982
Historic Use:hotel/motel
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:10/7/1994
State Register Listing Date:7/15/1994
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A RED BRICK TWO-STORY STRUCTURE DESIGNED AS A HOTEL BULDING WITH A FLAT SLOPING ROOF THAT HAS A CORNICE OF DECORATIVE TRIANGULAR PATTERNS CREATED BY BROWN BRICK. VERTICAL BRICK FORM LINTELS OVER THE WINDOWS AND A STRONG COURSE OF BRICKS RUNS ALONG THE TOP OF THE WINDOW GROUPING. BRICK PIERS BORDER THE RECESSED ENTRANCE AND THE ENDS OF THE BUILDING. THE ORIGINAL TRANSOM AREA HAS BEEN FILLED IN.

Covenant/Easement: From 6/10/1994 to 6/10/1999. A 'covenant file' exists for this property. It may contain additional information such as photos, drawings and correspondence. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office.
Bibliographic References:SANBORN-CHASE MAP, DARLINGTON, 1908, 1924. KENNETH SCHREITER, INTERVIEW, 1-10-1983.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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