Property Record
101-103 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Andrew Hoff Company General Store |
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Other Name: | Hoff Mall |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 5643 |
Location (Address): | 101-103 E MAIN ST |
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County: | Dane |
City: | Mount Horeb |
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Year Built: | 1916 |
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Survey Date: | 19962017 |
Historic Use: | general store |
Architectural Style: | Twentieth Century Commercial |
Structural System: | Masonry |
Wall Material: | Brick |
Architect: | MARTIN P. SCHNEIDER |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Hoff Department Store |
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National Register Listing Date: | 2/14/1989 |
State Register Listing Date: | 2/14/1989 |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Historic District |
National Register Listing Date: | 3/5/2019 |
State Register Listing Date: | 8/17/2018 |
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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. ORIGINAL STOREFRONT. 1986- "This Modern Broadfront commercial building retains a high degree of integrity and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Designed by Madison architect Martin Schneider, this brick building housed the Hoff General Store, which was co-founded by Norwegian immigrant Andrew Hoff in 1886 in another building on this site. In 1929, Hoff bought out Dahle Brothers Department store making Hoff's the largest department store in Mount Horeb, and it remained so until it closed in 1984." "Mount Horeb Wisconsin: Historic Downtown Self-Guided Walking Tour", pamphlet, Mount Horeb Landmarks Foundation, 1986. |
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Bibliographic References: | INSCRIPTION. Wisconsin State Journal 11/17/1997. 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 |