Property Record
141 E MAPLE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | JOHN J. WENZEL BUILDING |
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Other Name: | LANCASTER CHIROPRACTIC |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 136539 |
Location (Address): | 141 E MAPLE ST |
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County: | Grant |
City: | Lancaster |
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Year Built: | 1892 |
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Survey Date: | 2005 |
Historic Use: | retail building |
Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Courthouse Square Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 4/7/2006 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/20/2006 |
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Additional Information: | ELABORATE DETAILING - BRACKETED METAL CORNICES AND METAL WINDOW HOODS - DISTINGUISH THIS COMMERCIAL BLOCK. OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TWO STORY BUILDING ARE A RECTANGULAR PLAN CONFIGURATION, A FLAT ROOF, STONE SILLS AND A BRICK EXTERIOR. THE BUILDING WAS FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE HISTORIC COMMERCIAL USES FOR THIS BLOCK INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 141 E. MAPLE STREET WAS THE HOME OF A CLOTHING STORE (C. 1894), A NOTIONS AND HARNESS SHOP (C. 1899), A HARNESS SHOP AND LAUNDRY (C. 1905 TO 1912), A CREAM STATION AND ELECTRIC REPAIR SHOP (C. 1927). PRESENT DAY (1983) TENNANTS DAY'S REXALL DRUGS. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: THIS ITALIANATE COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE HAS HOUSED A VARIETY OF BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS. THE BUILDING AT 141 EAST MAPLE STREET WAS THE LOCATION OF A CLOTHING STORE (1894), A NOTIONS AND HARNESS SHOP, WITH A LODGE ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR (1899), A HARNESS SHOP AND CHINESE LAUNDRY (1905, 1912), AND A CREAM STATION AND ELECTRIC REPAIR SHOP (1927). |
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Bibliographic References: | A. CITY OF LANCASTER TAX ROLLS. B. 1894, 1899, 1905, 1912, 1927 SANBORN PERRIS MAPS.. 2005, Timothy F. Heggland. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Courthouse Square Historic District, Lancaster, WI. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |