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109-113 MAIN ST (US HIGHWAY 12) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

109-113 MAIN ST (US HIGHWAY 12)

Architecture and History Inventory
109-113 MAIN ST (US HIGHWAY 12) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Bilstad Drugs/Amundson General Store
Other Name:Village Pharmacy & Gifts
Contributing:
Reference Number:109175
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):109-113 MAIN ST (US HIGHWAY 12)
County:Dane
City:Cambridge
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1880
Additions:
Survey Date:1999
Historic Use:general store
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
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Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Original address was 211-212 Main Street. In 1898 211 Main housed Ole Bilstad Drug Store and 212 Main was the A.C. Amundson General Store. The upstairs hall was used as an opera house. Bilstad's Drug remained until at least 1919. A 1932 Sanborn shows 211 Main as a drug store at that time, however it is unclear whether Bilstad was involved. In the 212 Main St store, Louis Severson assumed control of Amundson's general store by 1902 and operated it until at least 1909. Little as is known about the space until Ralph and Ella Tellefson opened the Cottage Restaurant there in the 1940s. The upstairs opera house was called the Princess Theater from circa 1917 through the 1940s.
Bibliographic References:Historic name taken from insurance documents. 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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