Property Record
401 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Hotel Wrchota |
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| Other Name: | FRIENDSHIP HOTEL |
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| Reference Number: | 14848 |
| Location (Address): | 401 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Adams |
| City: | Friendship |
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| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Survey Date: | 19872021 |
| Historic Use: | lodging-hotel |
| Architectural Style: | Second Empire |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. SEGMENTAL ARCH LINTELS. PORCH A LATER ADDITION. BRICK PILASTERS. 2021: The Hotel Wrchota was constructed in 1913-1914 in a modest French Second Empire style. It is rectangular in plan with red brick walls and an asphalt-shingled mansard roof. The front elevation faces east and is symmetrical in plan with a tiered set of concrete steps projecting across the width of the façade. These are fully sheltered under a projecting, flat-roofed portico that features columnar wood supports at regular intervals. Within this portico is a center doorway flanked by large shop windows with wood paneled bulkheads. The porch roof is enclosed with turned wood railings and is accessed via a central segmentally-arched doorway. Segmentally-arched window openings containing multi-over-1 windows are located on each side of the doorway. A shed-roofed dormer at the center of the front roof slope contains three singly-placed 6-over-1 windows. Regularly-spaced dormers containing two windows each are located along both side elevations. A metal sign dating to at least 1932 is mounted to the front balcony; this reads “HOTEL / FRIENDSHIP” with neon tubing illuminating the “HOTEL” letters. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |