122 N FRANKLIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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122 N FRANKLIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
122 N FRANKLIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORT WASHINGTON
Other Name:M&I BANK OF PORT WASHINGTON
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:13514
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):122 N FRANKLIN ST
County:Ozaukee
City:Port Washington
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1910
Additions: 1927
Survey Date:19752022
Historic Use:bank/financial institution
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Terra Cotta
Architect: WILLIAM F. HILGEN
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Port Washington Downtown Historic District
National Register Listing Date:9/8/2000
State Register Listing Date:7/14/2000
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:Two 'site files' (Port Washington Downtown Historic District & First National Bank of Port Washington) exists for this property. They contain additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. They are public records and may be viewed in person at the State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation.

The WHS waived its 30 day raze notice on 2/18/2011. MONUMENTAL FLUTED CORINTHIAN COLUMNS. ENGAGED CNR PILASTERS. DENTILLED CORNICE. 1927 NEOCLASSICAL FACADE ON 1909 BLDG. TRANSOMED WINDOWS. 1927 design by William F. Hilgen, an architect then practicing in Cedarburg, WI.
Bibliographic References:OZAUKEE PRESS. SEPTEMBER 5, 1985, Part 6, pg. 23 (copy of original elevation drawing by Hilgen). Port Washington Tax Rolls, 1848-1998. ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976), pg. 218
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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