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117-119 W MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

117-119 W MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
117-119 W MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Dr. William Jacobs and Patrick Regan Business Blocks
Other Name:Shamrock Bar
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:16473
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):117-119 W MAIN ST
County:Dane
City:Madison
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1885
Additions:
Survey Date:19842019
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: David R. Jones
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: West Main Street Historic District
State Register Listing Date:4/16/1999
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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. MAP CODE IS 0709-231-1904-8 AND 1905-6. City of Madison, Wisconsin Underrepresented Communities Historic Resource Survey Report: The Shamrock Bar opened at 117 West Main Street in March 1947 and has operated there continuously under changing ownership since then. After ownership changed hands again in 1985, the Shamrock Bar catered to a “mostly straight” crowd during the day and a gay crowd at night for drinks. While not specifically a gay bar, the Shamrock was advertised as a “mixed bar” by 1988. Still in operation today, it is Madison’s longest-running gay bar according to the Wisconsin GLBT History Project’s list of bars and clubs outside of Milwaukee.
Bibliographic References:WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 12/31/1885. MADISON TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, INC. OCTOBER 1994. TAX RECORDS.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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