Property Record
16-18 S MADISON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | MASONIC BLOCK |
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| Other Name: | Masonic Lodge/Misc. Commercial |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 112352 |
| Location (Address): | 16-18 S MADISON ST |
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| County: | Dodge |
| City: | Waupun |
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| Year Built: | 1922 |
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| Survey Date: | 1999 |
| Historic Use: | social recreational/fraternal hall |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Leigh Hunt |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Waupun Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/30/2019 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 5/17/2019 |
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| Additional Information: | Combination masonic hall/office building. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Original construction date (thought to be 1919) ascertained from Kelly, First 150 Years; Sanborn maps. 2014: A citation in The (Milwaukee) Daily Reporter, 22 November 1919, indicates that plans were in progress for a brick and concrete, two-story, (66 x 33, with 50 x 28 wing), Masonic Temple in Waupun by architect Leigh Hunt. A citation in The American Contractor, 8 April 1922, identifies under "Contracts Awarded" a Temple (Masonic) and store, owned by F & A.M. No. 46, architect: Leigh Hunt, and reads "start work soon." |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |