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227-231 E MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

227-231 E MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
227-231 E MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Halbach Bros. Hardware Store/Edward Malone Business Block
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:225588
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):227-231 E MAIN ST
County:Racine
City:Waterford
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1898
Additions: 1904
Survey Date:2013
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
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:This easternmost part of this building was constructed in 1898 as the Halbach Bros. Hardware Store. In 1904 the other two storefronts were added by Edward Malone, who operated a general store and newspaper (Waterford Post) in the building. In 1922, the entire building became the home of the Edwards & Kortendick General Store.
Bibliographic References:"Waterford: Stories of Our Village and its Busy Life."
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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