Property Record
W4000 COUNTY HIGHWAY M
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | General store and post office |
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Other Name: | Stelloh's Country Store/Village Tavern/Nick's Bar |
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Reference Number: | 230682 |
Location (Address): | W4000 COUNTY HIGHWAY M |
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County: | La Crosse |
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Township/Village: | Barre |
Unincorporated Community: | Barre Mills |
Town: | 16 |
Range: | 6 |
Direction: | W |
Section: | 28 |
Quarter Section: | NW |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | NE |
Year Built: | 1870 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 2015 |
Historic Use: | general store |
Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Brick |
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Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | Built circa 1870, the subject building has served as a general store, post office, grocery story, laundry and dry cleaner, and tavern. An oak bar and back bar located in the building since the late-nineteenth-century was sold and removed in 2006. From 1967 to 1992, the building was occupied by Stelloh’s Country Store. Thereafter, it was remodeled to serve as the Village Tavern and, since 2001, it was renamed Nick’s Bar. 2015- "This two-story, side-gabled, brick building features one-story, vinyl-sided additions on its rear (north) and side (west) elevations. Fenestration on the upper level consists of six-over-six and two-over-two, double-hung windows that appear to be wooden sash. The first floor of the primary (south) facade has been vinyl-sided and a large, modern picture window has been added. Similarly, a large modern opening and additional entrance has been installed on the first floor of the east elevation. Modern one story, wooden porches are found on the primary elevation of this building and the one-stoty addition to the west. The interior features modern finishes and fixtures. Built circa 1870, the subject building has served as a general store, post office, grocery story, laundry/dry cleaner, and tavern. An oak bar and back bar located in the building since the late-nineteenth-century were sold and removed in 2006. From 1967 to 1992, the building was occupied by Stelloh's Country Store. Thereafter, it was remodeled to serve as the Village Tavern and, since 2001, it was renamed Nick's Bar." -"CTH M, CTH O (south) to CTH B (north)", WisDOT #5436-00-01, Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. (Vogel/McQuillen), (2015). |
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Bibliographic References: | Randy Erickson, ed., "Ebay bidder from Virginia buys bar from Barre Mills tavern for $25,000," Coulee News, 20 April 2006. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |