Property Record
117 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Philip Schoen Building |
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| Other Name: | Philip Schoen Building |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 106831 |
| Location (Address): | 117 E MAIN ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1875 |
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| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Sandstone |
| Architect: | David R. Jones |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Simeon Mills Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/25/1987 |
| 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, State Historic Preservation Office. Madison Historic Landmark: 10/15/2002 The First Settlement Neighborhood: A Walking Tour: "The handsome sandstone building was designed by local architect, David R. Jones, and built for Philip Schoen's Capitol Bakery. During the 1880s, the city's longest lived German newspaper, the Staats-Zeitung, maintained its offices here. Jones designed over 61 buildings in Madison and vicinity between 1872 and 1885. Among the few remaining are Music Hall on Bascom Hill, the Gothic polychrome brick Smith and Lamb building, 105 W. Main (1876), and Washburn Observatory (1878) on Observatory Hill." |
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| Bibliographic References: | Madison Landmarks Commission and Capitol Neighborhoods, The First Settlement Neighborhood: A Walking Tour, 1988. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |