Property Record
133 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | American Legion Hamburger Stand |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 229168 |
| Location (Address): | 133 N MAIN ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Lake Mills |
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| Year Built: | 1953 |
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| Survey Date: | 20142018 |
| Historic Use: | restaurant |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete Block |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Lake Mills Downtown Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/5/2019 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/30/2018 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' titled Lake Mills Downtown Commercial Historic District exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. The American Legion Post 67 hamburger stand was constructed c.1953. It is a narrow, one-story vernacular building with an asymmetrical front (east) facade consisting of an entryway and service window with glass block below. It has a flat roof with a flared shed roof parapet covered in standing seam metal, an overhanging eave that shelters the entrance door and service window, and a cornice nameplate. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Frances May McCleery Crone and Ethel Mae Seward Wagner, 50 Years of Lake Mills, Wisconsin 1936-1985, (Lake Mills, Wis.: Leader Printing Company, 1986) Roland R. Liebenow, People, Their Places, and Things: 50 More Tales From Lake Mills. Lake Mills, 2010, pp. 109-111 (illustrated). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |