Property Record
18-22 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | IOOF BLOCK |
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| Other Name: | IOOF BLOCK |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 50045 |
| Location (Address): | 18-22 N MAIN ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1866 |
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| Survey Date: | 1988 |
| Historic Use: | meeting hall |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | North Main Street Historic District (Boundary Decrease) |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 7/22/1983 |
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| Additional Information: | This three story Italianate styled building features a square shaped plan configuration, a brick foundation, a cream brick exterior, a wood and brick trim, and a flat roof. Italianate detailing is visible in such details as the bracketed cornice, the round arched windows, and the three-sided two story bay. The structure is in good condition. 18 North Main Street, The Looking Glass Bar, was owned by Riley Pierson in 1982, and 20-22 North Main Street, Hall's Studio & Janesville Sport Shop, was owned by the Wisconsin Lodge #14 IOOF, also in 1982. This building is architecturally significant in that it represents a type, period, or method of construction. It is historically significant in that it is associated with the development of a locality. See the NRHP Nomination Form for architectural and historical statements. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Date of construction source: NRHP Nomination Form. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |