| 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.
2014
This two-story commercial vernacular building was constructed in 1904. It is clad in cream brick and has a flat roof with wide overhanging eaves supported by decorative brackets, a frieze with repetitive garland motif and dentils, and brick corbelling. The front (south) facade features a recessed entry flanked by single-pane fixed storefront windows with transoms and simple wood pilasters. The panels below the windows have been replaced with glass block. A recessed corner entry is located at the east end of the front facade. An ornamented wood beam spans the length of the facade, separating the first and second floors. The second story front facade is recessed. A large window with multi-light transom flanked by one-over-one, double-hung sash windows with transoms is centered on the second-story front facade. It has a stone sill and wood lintels with dentils, decorative brackets, and garland motif. The side (west) elevation features two recessed entries and multi-light casements with stone sills and wood lintels. Windows on the second story side elevation are one-over-one, double-hung sash with transoms, stone sills, and decorative wood lintels.
The first story was converted into the Lake Mills Post Office in 1907 and served in that capacity for a number of years thereafter. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Lake Mills Leader: January 7, 1904, p. 5; May 26, 1904, p. 5; July 21, 1904, p. 5; July 28, 1904, p. 5; October 13, 1904, p. 5; December 8, 1904, p. 5; July 18, 1907, p. 1; November 7, 1907, p. 1.
Roland R. Liebenow. People, Their Places, and Things: 50 More Tales From Lake Mills. Lake Mills, 2010, p. 153.
Liebenow, Roland. People, Their Places, and Things: A Vignette History of Lake Mills. [Lake Mills, Wis.: Self-published, n.d.], p. 117. |
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