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Mount Horeb, WI. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Gonstead Clinic of Chiropractic in Mount Horeb, Dane County, on the State Register of Historic Places.

The Gonstead Clinic was added to the State Register of Historic Places for its architectural significance and its association with Dr. Clarence S. Gonstead, an important figure in the American chiropractic profession. The clinic, an excellent example of Contemporary design, was designed by Wisconsin architect John W. Steinmann, whose office was in nearby Monticello. The Gonstead Clinic building, with its complex multi-gable roof, is in highly original condition and still used as a chiropractic clinic.

Dr. Gonstead was one of the most influential persons in American chiropractic during his lifetime and the clinical techniques he developed (the Gonstead System) still influence the profession today. By the late 1950s, his Mount Horeb practice was the largest single-doctor chiropractic office in the world. When he died in 1978, Dr. Gonstead was world famous.

The State Register is Wisconsin's official list of state properties determined to be significant to Wisconsin's heritage. The State Historic Preservation Office at the Wisconsin Historical Society administers both the State Register and National Register in Wisconsin.

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