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132 E MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
132 E MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Strand Theater
Other Name:Wilkins Building
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:5642
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):132 E MAIN ST
County:Dane
City:Mount Horeb
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1928
Additions:
Survey Date:19962017
Historic Use:theater
Architectural Style:Spanish/Mediterranean Styles
Structural System:Masonry
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:3/5/2019
State Register Listing Date:8/17/2018
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS. NEW WOOD FACADE ON 1ST STORY W/ROUND ARCHED ORNAMENT.

1986- Erected from 1922 to 1928 to house the Strand Theater. Construction was begun for Fred Luder, Jr. in 1922, but was discontinued when he died. In 1928 Joseph Buechner bought the property and completed the construction. The theater, which had a dance hall on the second floor, closed about 1970 and became an antique store. The second story displays the influence of the Mediterranean Revival style with grouped windows and running arches.
"Mount Horeb Wisconsin: Historic Downtown Self-Guided Walking Tour", pamphlet, Mount Horeb Landmarks Foundation, 1986.
Bibliographic References:FOREST JOHNSON, MT. HOREB CENTENNIAL BOOK. Miller, Elizabeth L. Mount Horeb, Wisconsin: An Intensive Survey of the Historic Resources of the Commercially-Zoned Downtown. Mount Horeb: Mount Horeb Chamber of Commerce, 1997.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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