Property Record
35 N 2ND ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | GEORGE WEDIGE SALOON |
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| Other Name: | BADGER BAR |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 45619 |
| Location (Address): | 35 N 2ND ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Platteville |
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| Year Built: | 1906 |
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| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/9/1990 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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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, Division of Historic Preservation. THIS TWO-STORY BEIGE BRICK COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE HAS A FLAT SLOPING ROOF, A BRACKETED METAL CORNICE WITH DENTIL TRIM, CORBELED RECESSED WINDOW BAYS WITH BRICK WINDOW LINTELS AND CAST IRON CORINTHIAN COLUMNS FRAMING THE RECESSED ENTRANCE. THIS TAVERN STRUCTURE IS ARCHITECTURALLY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AS ONE OF THE TWO BEST TURN OF THE CENTURY COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES TO HAVE RETAINED ITS STYLE AND ARCHITEUCTURAL DETAILS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS (ALSO GT 37-11). |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. SANBORN-PERRIS MAP, CITY OF PLATTEVILLE, 1900, 1908. B. RICHARD GOODELL, INTERVIEW, 5-12-1983. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |