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153 S MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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153 S MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
153 S MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:UPHAM AND RUSSELL CO
Other Name:MONTGOMERY WARD STORE
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:22254
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):153 S MAIN ST
County:Shawano
City:Shawano
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1920
Additions:
Survey Date:1978
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Twentieth Century Commercial
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Shawano Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:4/9/1999
State Register Listing Date:7/26/1998
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:UPHAM WAS ONE OF AREA'S EARLIEST MERCHANTSTERRA COTTA CORNICE BAND W/ DIAMOND TERRA COTTA STONES BRICK PARAPET W/ RAISED CENTER PANELS AND TERRA COTTA COPINGTERRA COTTA CORNICE OVER 1ST FLR STOREFRONT
Bibliographic References:"SHAWANO STORY" PP. 3-4. Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in Wisconsin's Main Street Communities, Wisconsin Main Street Program, 1998.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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