Property Record
1003 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | A.R. WHITE BUILDING |
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| Other Name: | HUNTER'S CORNER |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 54871 |
| Location (Address): | 1003 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Portage |
| City: | Stevens Point |
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| Year Built: | 1873 |
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| Additions: | 1902 |
| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Mathias Mitchell Public Square--Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/13/1986 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. This building presents two entirely different faces to the street. The west elevation, (water Street) is composed of cut sandstone, regularly coursed. Eight second story windows and boarded over openings on the first floor, are capped by stone, stilted segmental arches. The storefront on this face includes cast iron columns exhibiting a reed pattern. A floral pattern occupies the frieze of the storefront. The Main Street facade, dated 1902, is composed of red brick with stone accents provided by voussoirs in window arches. (The seven second story windows are covered by these arches). The brick work at the cornice creates the effect of a small arcade, punctuated by pilaster strips which frame the pediment and mark the corners of the facade and side entrance bay. Four small windows appear in the arcade beneath the pediment. The storefront has been remodelled, however, cast iron columns remain in place. The original portion of this building was constructed in 1873 by A.R. White for a hardware and tinware store. In 1902 he doubled the size of the building by adding to the east and rebuilt the entire facade to disguise the addition. The White buliding situated on the corner of Main Street and Water Street is a major focal point as a representative example of a period of construction. The White building, originally constructed in 1873 retains details characteristic of the Italianate style. The facade, in contrast was constructed in 1902 and is more eclectic in nature. The facade incorporates details which relate well to the nineteenth century buildings displaying Romanesque elements, but is more restrained with ornament contained in certain zones; in effect the facade illustrates a gradual transition toward symmetrical classical designs. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Date stone in pediment. (B) Sanborn Perris Map of Stevens Point 1884. (C) Birds Eye View of Stevens Point 1874. (D) Stevens Point Journal Aug. 10, 1873. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |