Property Record
83 S MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Express Office Building |
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| Other Name: | Balloons and Bouquets |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 54352 |
| Location (Address): | 83 S MAIN ST |
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| County: | Fond du Lac |
| City: | Fond du Lac |
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| Year Built: | 1895 |
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| Survey Date: | 1988 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | South Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/11/1993 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 2/8/1993 |
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| Additional Information: | Photo code #2: 74FD-27/30 Photo code #3: 75FD-58/34-37 Stone veneer covers the upper levels of this two story High Victorian Gothic commercial building. There are also decorative metal panels accenting this part of the building. The building has a tall gable-roofed parapet decorated with clay tile and crockets. In the parapet are three tall and narrow pointed arch windows that have been enclosed. They are decorated in the peak with foliated enrichments and crosses. The parapet's gable peak also has a foliated enrichment. The openings of the large second story bay have also been enclosed. This bay features overhanging eaves with foliated enrichments and under the bay's eaves are panels of linear enrichments. At the bottom of the bay window are enriched foliated rinceu panels. The storefront's transom has been enclosed and there is a back lit sign attached to it. Large show windows and a recessed entrance make up the modern storefront. In the 1890s, this building was the office for the U.S. Express company. During the early twentieth century, it housed a tobacco store and pool hall. The building has also housed a clothing store, shoe store, music store, and party store. |
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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. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |