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137 W MAIN ST (US HIGHWAY 12) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

137 W MAIN ST (US HIGHWAY 12)

Architecture and History Inventory
137 W MAIN ST (US HIGHWAY 12) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Albert Lund Saloon
Other Name:Cook's Gallery
Contributing:
Reference Number:109171
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):137 W MAIN ST (US HIGHWAY 12)
County:Dane
City:Cambridge
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1880
Additions:
Survey Date:
Historic Use:tavern/bar
Architectural Style:Boomtown
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:Cast Iron Columns (storefront).

Lund, a former harness maker, operated his saloon until at least 1907. By 1909, the building was the Cambridge Post Office. Shortly after WWII, William Van Valkenberg opened a shoe store in the building which thrived until he retired in the 1990s.
Bibliographic References:Historic name taken from insurance documents. Circa construction date based upon field observation. Architecture/History Survey. September 1999. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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