Property Record
125 S Main St
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | William Warnkey Tin Shop |
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| Other Name: | Music Center |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 14705 |
| Location (Address): | 125 S Main St |
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| County: | Washington |
| City: | West Bend |
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| Year Built: | 1907 |
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| Survey Date: | 19872022 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Rock-Faced Concrete Block |
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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 large half round datestone rises above the roofline and is intersected by a concrete block pilaster. Corner quoins have alternating courses of plain and rock faced blocks. Polygonal wood oriels appear at the front and side elevations. Another map code is 19/18 on the Hand drawn map. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Tax rolls, City of West Bend, 1906, 1907; The 1907 date is identified in the building’s parapet; The construction date for the building is also mentioned in a 1912 biographical sketch of William Warnkey, Quickert, ed., Washington County, Wisconsin, 2/138. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |