Property Record
135 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Frank Foote Building |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 229167 |
| Location (Address): | 135 N MAIN ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Lake Mills |
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| Year Built: | 1876 |
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| Additions: | 1889 |
| Survey Date: | 20142018 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Lake Mills Downtown Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/5/2019 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/30/2018 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' titled Lake Mills Downtown Commercial Historic District 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. This two-story commercial vernacular building was first constructed by Frank Foote ca.1876 and it was then veneered in brick and expanded by him in 1889. The front (east) facade features a recessed center entry flanked by wood pilasters, large wood-frame display windows with transoms, and an ornamented beam with decorative end brackets. A door at the north side of the facade accesses the second floor. Second-story windows are evenly spaced across the facade and feature stone sills and segmental arch brick window hoods. The windows are replacement one-over-one vinyl sash. The cornice consists of decorative brick corbelling. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Frances May McCleery Crone and Ethel Mae Seward Wagner, 50 Years of Lake Mills, Wisconsin 1936-1985, (Lake Mills, Wis.: Leader Printing Company, 1986). Lake Mills Leader: April 18, 1889, p. 3; May 23, 1889, p. 3; January 2, 1890, p. 3; April 18, 2013, p. 9. Roland R. Liebenow. People, Their Places, and Things: 50 More Tales From Lake Mills. Lake Mills, 2010, pp. 146-147. Wilson, Mary M. A History of Lake Mills: Creating a Society. Lake Mills, WI.: Self-Published, 1983, pp. 357-358. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |