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700 MAIN ST W

Architecture and History Inventory
700 MAIN ST W | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:WILMARTH BLDG NO. 4
Other Name:COLUMBIA FURNITURE
Contributing:
Reference Number:132
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):700 MAIN ST W
County:Ashland
City:Ashland
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1900
Additions:
Survey Date:19832017
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: W C WILMARTH
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:HEAVILY ALTERED WILMARTH BLDG, 1 OF 5 BUILT BY LOCAL BUSINESSMAN/ARCHITECT ADDITION TO WEST [Date Cnst:CA]

One of four similar blocks built and designed by L.C. Wilmarth, this altered building with brownstone quoins and cream-colored brick features rich frieze and cornice. Windows with brownstone lintels have been filled in. Long low addition toward SW.

2017: New storefront and windows.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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