Property Record
45 S MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | J.F. Wegner Hardware Store |
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| Other Name: | Nintzel's Men's Wear |
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| Reference Number: | 54331 |
| Location (Address): | 45 S MAIN ST |
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| County: | Fond du Lac |
| City: | Fond du Lac |
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| Year Built: | 1875 |
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| Survey Date: | 1988 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This two story commercial vernacular building is constructed of bricks that have been painted white. The building has an elaborate brick cornice consisting of rows of corbelling suggesting brackets over a row of pointed arches. The segmentally arched windows of the second floor have unusual label moldings and corbels. Under the windows are rectangular cut out panels. The first floor has been remodeled with modern show windows and aggregate panels over the transom and making up the apron of the buiding. It is, though, an interesting example of the commercial vernacular style. The earliest business in this building was a clothing store which operated until the turn of the century. Between 1908 and 1940, J.F. Wegner operated a hardware store in this building. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. City Directories for the City of fond du Lac, on file at the Fond du Lac Public Library, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. B. Sanborn-Perris Maps for the City of Fond du Lac, on file in the Archives of the State Hsitorical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. C. Tax Rolls for the City of Fond du Lac, on file in the Area Research Center of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh library, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |