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900 S MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

900 S MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
900 S MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:G. Reinke Co. Monuments
Other Name:G. Reinke Co. Monuments
Contributing:
Reference Number:136578
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):900 S MAIN ST
County:Winnebago
City:Oshkosh
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1916
Additions:C. 1925
Survey Date:2005201920232025
Historic Use:industrial bldg/manufacturing facility
Architectural Style:Twentieth Century Commercial
Structural System:Masonry
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Henry Auler
Other Buildings On Site:Y
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:2025: Resurveyed for Main St. reconstruction project. The G. Reinke & Company building is a one-story commercial building constructed 1916 and later expanded around 1925 to its present form. The principal elevation is symmetrical in composition with a central plate glass storefront consisting of the entrance, flanking plate glass windows, and a transom. Stylistic details include a flat roof with a stepped parapet, geometric ornamentation, muted polychromatic details, low-relief brick details, and belt courses. A shorter, one-story wing is attached to the south elevation and shares similar stylistic details. The property also contains a large storage warehouse (AHI 247729) and a display yard for monuments (AHI 247730).
Bibliographic References:"Firm Still Expands After 70 Years in Business." N.P. G. Reinke & Company Clipping File, Oshkosh Public Library Historical Collection. Construction date: contract announcement for "Monument Shop" included in American Contractor, vol. XXXVII, no. 6, Feb. 5, 1916, p. 90. Original construction drawings for 1916 portion in possession of owners, along with two other sets of drawings for an undated addition and a 1926 freestanding garage project at the same address, both most likely unbuilt.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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