Property Record
118 S MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | R.A. Smith Building |
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| Other Name: | Tommy Thompson TV |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 51722 |
| Location (Address): | 118 S MAIN ST |
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| County: | Trempealeau |
| City: | Galesville |
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| Year Built: | 1879 |
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| Survey Date: | 1981 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Boomtown |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Metal |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/18/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Multiple Resources of Galesville |
| Additional Information: | Despite modifications to the original storefront, this false front building is a good example of a common vernacular commercial style. The false front appears to be a later addition, probably done at the same time the building was clad with pressed metal panels. Early photographs (1879) show this building without the false front. This was probably added and the building remodeled when taken over by R.A. Smith about 1893. Smith ran a furniture and undertaking business on the premises. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. "The GAlesville Centennial," 1954. B. Wisconsin Industrial Reviews-Galesville Edition, Vol. XIV, No. 164, August, 1913, p. 21. C. Cornice Detail. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |