126- 128 W PULASKI ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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126- 128 W PULASKI ST

Architecture and History Inventory
126- 128 W PULASKI ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:White Garage
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Reference Number:2329
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):126- 128 W PULASKI ST
County:Brown
City:Pulaski
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1924
Additions:
Survey Date:2010
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:Masonry
Wall Material:Brick
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:1975--SECOND STORY WITH DECORATIVE CORBEL TABLE, Segall's Department Store in building.

2010:
This two-story, commercial vernacular, brick-faced building features a decorative, corbelled brickwork cornice along its upper edge. The first-floor storefront features two recessed entries and all of the windows are replacements that include faux, applied paning. Despite the altered first floor, the upper level maintains all three of its tripartite windows. A 1975 WHS survey card provides the evidence for the wholesale storefront replacement; the card also shows the circa-1940 Art Deco signage that formerly hung from the side of the building and identified the structure as Segall's Department Store.

Statement of Significance

Research reported in 1947 cites that this building was erected by Anton Kubiak and was operated as the White Garage. Indeed, the 1924-25 Wisconsin State Gazetteer lists the White Garage Motor Company as a business in Pulaski. The structure continued to operate as a garage under the subsequent ownership of John Peplinski, after which it was remodeled for use as Segall's Department Store, with a portion of the structure also serving as the local post office. The building is currently largely vacant.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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