Property Record
316 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Woodman Town Hall |
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| Reference Number: | 130282 |
| Location (Address): | 316 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Woodman |
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| Year Built: | 1920 |
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| Survey Date: | 20022013 |
| Historic Use: | city/town/village hall/auditorium |
| Architectural Style: | Boomtown |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. 2013 The Woodman Village Hall is a one-story building with a simple boomtown facade. It has a rectangular plan, concrete foundation, concrete block walls, and a gable roof sheathed with corrugated metal panels. The facade is faced with split face block and has a symmetrical configuration consisting of a central entry door flanked on each side by a large double-pane display window. The building is currently being remodeled to be used as an old fashioned general store. In an attempt to keep the buildings historic appeal slight modification had to be made. The original plate glass display windows had to be slightly down sized to allow for thermo pain replacements but still keep the transom glass appeal that was true to the time of its construction. The build was repainted in a limestone color to help accent the split faced block that were made to look like cut stone at the time of their origin in the early 1900s . The entry door has been replaced with an insulated door still carrying the six panel door influence that was common for the period. The original wood floor in the building is being carefully refinished to preserve its natural beauty and appeal. The transom glass above the door have been replaced with a solid panel to accommodate for the installation of a fabric awning to cover the front door. A handicapped ramp was required by the state of Wisconsin to make the building accessible. To help mask the ramp from view and to keep it from detract from the facades original appeal a level railing was built along the front to make the porch appear level. Many artifacts from the building have been restored and will be on display in the building when it opens. Among them are what is believed to be the last 48 state flag that was flown at the town hall. A Ferrel - Herring Safe dating back to pre 1865, a Round Oak parlor stove, and upright piano that was used to play for dances held in the hall, and smaller segments of slate blackboard. In addition to these authentic keepsakes a working scale model of the Dinky Railroad and an endless number of enlarged photographs of the Village of Woodman as well and the Dinky Railroad will be on display. Estimated opening for the old town hall is sometime in the summer of 2014. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Architecture and History Survey: STH 133 (Main Street)” WHS project number 14-0075/GT. July 2013. Prepared by Mead & Hunt Inc. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |