Property Record
132 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Strand Theater |
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Other Name: | Wilkins Building |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 5642 |
Location (Address): | 132 E MAIN ST |
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County: | Dane |
City: | Mount Horeb |
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Year Built: | 1928 |
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Survey Date: | 19962017 |
Historic Use: | theater |
Architectural Style: | Spanish/Mediterranean Styles |
Structural System: | Masonry |
Wall Material: | Brick |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 3/5/2019 |
State Register Listing Date: | 8/17/2018 |
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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. |
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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. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |