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723 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

723 MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
723 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:125533
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):723 MAIN ST
County:Marinette
City:Wausaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1911
Additions:
Survey Date:20032009
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Boomtown
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
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:SANBORN MAPS SHOW BUILDING WAS EXTANT IN 1911, AT WHICH TIME IT WAS A DRUG STORE. BUILDING STILL A DRUG STORE IN 1929.

Resurveyed in 2009. Alterations include vinyl siding. "Commercial Vernacular or Boomtown (c. 1911) two-story wood frame retail store with recent vinyl cladding. The facade of this building features a boomtown false front. The false front is capped by a projecting wooden cornice. Two modern vinyl windows are present in the second story, and large modern paired windows flank the recessed front door. A c. 2003 photo shows small awnings on the second story windows, and a continuous awning over tripartite storefront windows at street level. The building was clad in thin clapboards..."

As of 2013, building has been entirely reclad in vinyl siding. Awning has been removed and all windows and doors replaced.
Bibliographic References:WAUSAUKEE FIRE INSURANCE MAPS. SANBORN-PERRIS MAP CO., 1911 AND 1929. “Architecture/History Survey: Reconstruct USH 141: STH 180 To CTH K, Pike River Bridge.” WHS project number 04-0937/MT. July 2003. Prepared by Tim Heggland. "Architecture/History Survey: USH 141: STH 180 to north Village limit, Village of Wausaukee." WHS project number 13-1009/MT. January 2009. Prepared by Jason B. Sotlar, Justin Miller, and Jennifer R. Haas.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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