Property Record
119 - 121 N Main St
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Max Weinand Building |
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| Other Name: | Pilot and Echo Newspapers Building |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 14704 |
| Location (Address): | 119 - 121 N Main St |
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| County: | Washington |
| City: | West Bend |
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| Year Built: | 1894 |
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| Survey Date: | 19872022 |
| Historic Use: | small office building |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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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: | 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, State Historic Preservation Office. An elaborate broken pediment with an urn rises above the roofline of this two story retail building. There is a pediment with a sunburst motif and scroll cut side brackets. The windows are round and segmental arched with keystones, and the first floor is altered. Another map code is 19/19 on the Hand drawn map. "This building was built in 1894 at the same time as the larger Weinand Hotel to the south, but it has retained its curved gable which is gone of the Weinand building." West Bend Historic Building Tour, Rathbun Associates, undated. |
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| Bibliographic References: | WEST BEND DAILY NEWS 1/29/1996. Washington County History and Driving Tours presented by the Washington County Landmarks Commission, 1999. West Bend Historic Building Tour, Rathbun Associates, undated. 1894 date of construction in building’s cornice ornament. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |