Property Record
109 - 109A - 109B S Main St
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Rexall Drug Company (north two-story building) |
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| Other Name: | Fashion Niche |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 96855 |
| Location (Address): | 109 - 109A - 109B S Main St |
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| County: | Washington |
| City: | West Bend |
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| Year Built: | 1902 |
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| Additions: | 1954 1958 |
| Survey Date: | 19872022 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | West Bend Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/17/2023 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/18/2022 |
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| Bibliographic References: | Tax rolls and Sanborn fire insurance maps indicate that a building was at this location by no later than 1892; Historic images show a 1902 datestone on the front of the building, See Postcard image (WCHS 015,122; c1918) and historic photo (WCHS 015,259; 1954). The building was long home to a meat market. The first-floor storefront was remodeled in 1954, Permit for alteration, 1 November 1954, owner: Myron Schmidt, est. cost, $1,300, while the upper-level brick front is applied in 1958, Permit for alteration, 26 September 1958, owner: Myron Schmidt, est. cost, $6,000. Although owned by Schmidt, the building is occupied by the Rexall Drug Company by 1954. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |