Property Record
9-15 BRODHEAD ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Weinschenk Store Bldg |
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| Other Name: | Kolte's Hardware & Furniture / Mazomanie Public Library |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 5488 |
| Location (Address): | 9-15 BRODHEAD ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Mazomanie |
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| Year Built: | 1923 |
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| Additions: | 1935 |
| Survey Date: | 1979 |
| Historic Use: | library |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Frank M. Moulton (9-11 Brodhead) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Mazomanie Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/19/1992 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 3/13/1992 |
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| Additional Information: | W.C.P. Weinschenk Store Bldg. (9-11 Brodhead) was built in 1923. Mazomanie Community Bldg. (13-15 Brodhead) was added to the corner building in 1935. CORBELS ON KOLTES, CUT STONE AND BRICKWORK AROUND WINDOWS ON LIBRARY "Designed by F. J. Moulton in the Tudor Revival style for the Village of Mazomanie, the Community Building in the newest building in the historic district. In a special election held in May 1934, Mazomanie voters authorized the village board to construct a building to replace a three-story commercial building which had been destroyed by fire. Canceling an application for federal assistance under the National Recovery Act because of bureaucratic delays, the village completed the building after issuing $20,000 in general liability bonds. In 1980 an addition was made to the rear and the interior was remodeled. The building has need used for a public auditorium, library, offices, and meeting rooms. Frank J. Moulton, a Madison architect, was the grandson of Stillman Moulton, a well known Mazomanie contractor." Mazomanie Downtown Historic District, Mazomanie Historical Society, 1993. W. C. P. Weinshenk Store: "The newest retail building which contributes to the downtown historic district, the Weinshenk Building has exterior walls of reddish-brown brick on a concrete foundation. It is the only building in the district that has its main entrance at the corner, a feature more common in buildings constructed after the Civil War than in those constructed after WWI. Although the original display windows have been partially boarded over, many original features remain, including the paneled cast-iron supporting columns framing the main entrance. Weinschenk built this store for his hardware business, then added one addition for use as a tin shop and another for storage. Since then it has always been used as a hardware store. William Weinschenk, born in Bavaria, was in the hardware business for forty years. He operated at this location beginning in 1905."Mazomanie Downtown Historic District, Mazomanie Historical Society, 1993. |
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| Bibliographic References: | .Mazomanie Downtown Historic District, Mazomanie Historical Society, 1993. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |