187 W MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

187 W MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
187 W MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:THORP FINANCE
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:5910
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):187 W MAIN ST
County:Dane
City:Stoughton
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1875
Additions:
Survey Date:197920132019
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
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:A 'site file' exists for this property. (Main Street Historic District) 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

SEGMENTAL ARCHED WINDOWS W/ HOODSCORBELLED CORNICE

August 2013: decorative shutters added to second story windows; signboard added below second story windows; illuminated glass block signage added above shop windows

August 2019: Appearance unchanged.
Bibliographic References:.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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