Property Record
147-155 N Main St
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Westenberger Block |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 14698 |
| Location (Address): | 147-155 N Main St |
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| County: | Washington |
| City: | West Bend |
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| Year Built: | 1888 |
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| Additions: | 1907 1925 |
| Survey Date: | 19872022 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | West Bend Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/17/2023 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/18/2022 |
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| Additional Information: | Features of this building include a parapet with moulded brick panels, pilaster caps, dentilled sill courses and an altered first floor. There is a round arched blind arcade topped by a half round pediment with a keystone motif. The lintel courses are made of rusticated stone. Another map code is 19/20 on the Hand drawn map. |
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| Bibliographic References: | All dates of construction cited in “The Oldest Meat Market in West Bend,” Paper prepared by Kurt Westenberger for West Bend High School’s American history class, 29 November 1938, 12. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |