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171 W MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
171 W MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Citizens State Bank
Other Name:Troll Truffles Co.
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:5908
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):171 W MAIN ST
County:Dane
City:Stoughton
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1907
Additions:
Survey Date:197920132019
Historic Use:bank/financial institution
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Main Street Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)
National Register Listing Date:5/12/1994
State Register Listing Date:4/23/1993
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:BRICK ENTABLATURE. 4 BRICK PIERS W/STONE COURSES.

August 2013: new shop windows.

August 2019: Appearance unchanged.

"The most austere of Main Street's Neo-Classical (Classical Revival) buildings, the Citizens State Bank (C. 1906-07) is dominated by a massive entablature supported by four colossal brick piers. The piers, which are spaced between broad and deep-set windows, are ornamented with stone banding and stone capitals. The entablature features a brick frieze, stone dentils, and a projecting cornice. Despite its massive character, the bank shares the same scale and preference for cream brick seen in other commercial buildings in this part of Main Street." Rebecca Sample Bernstein for the City of Stoughton Landmarks Commission and Downtown Revitalization Association, Historic Main Street: An Architectural & Historical Guide to Downtown Stoughton, 1991.
Bibliographic References:Rebecca Sample Bernstein for the City of Stoughton Landmarks Commission and Downtown Revitalization Association, Historic Main Street: An Architectural & Historical Guide to Downtown Stoughton, 1991.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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