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202 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

202 MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
202 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:WESTBY THEATER
Other Name:WESTBY THEATER
Contributing:
Reference Number:21989
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):202 MAIN ST
County:Vernon
City:Westby
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1937
Additions:
Survey Date:2018
Historic Use:theater
Architectural Style:Art/Streamline Moderne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:1990
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:INTERIOR CANOPY LIT BY NEON LIGHT ONLYRECESSED CENTRAL BAY W/ LOW ARCHED PARAPETAND MARQUEE PROJECTING GLASS BLOCK "WINDOW" W/ ROUNDED CNRSSIMPLE BRICK CORNICE W/ HORIZONTAL BRICK BANDSSIDE BAYS W/ ROUNDED INTERIORCNRS
Bibliographic References:WESTBY TIMES "MOVIE THEATER OPENED IN WESTBY 50 YRS AGO" (10/28/87)
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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