Property Record
121 W MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | S.L. Lillesand Grocery |
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| Other Name: | Bakery |
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| Reference Number: | 109172 |
| Location (Address): | 121 W MAIN ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Cambridge |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Survey Date: | 1999 |
| Historic Use: | grocery store/supermarket |
| 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: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Wooden, bracketed cornices centered between brick pilasters adorned with capitals which are carved with acanthus leaves. A wide, plain, brick frieze which says "Bakery" accents the storefront. The original display windows rest on historic-period builkheads. The entry has a modern door with original sidelights and large transom. The ceiling in the recessed area has pressed tin. Severt Lillesand operated a grocery store here around 1902 until at least the late 1920s. Edwin Swain began a bakery here in the 1930s until the late 1950s. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Historic name and circa construction date taken from insurance documents. Architecture/History Survey. September 1999. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |