Property Record
205 W MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | John Wolf Blacksmith Shop |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 234162 |
| Location (Address): | 205 W MAIN ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Mount Horeb |
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| Year Built: | 1919 |
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| Survey Date: | 2017 |
| Historic Use: | blacksmith shop |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | N |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/5/2019 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/17/2018 |
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| Additional Information: | This brick-veneered, structural clay tile Commercial Vernacular building was erected for John Wolf in 1919. It may have housed Wolf's blacksmith shop for a brief time; by 1928, the building was being operated as an auto repair shop, in connection with the Mount Horeb Auto Company at 203 W Main St (#005659). By 1950, the property was being used as a welding shop. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Elizabeth L. Miller, "Mount Horeb, Wisconsin: An Intensive Survey of the Historic Resources of the Commercially-Zoned Downtown," report prepared for the Village of Mount Horeb Historic Preservation Commission, February 1997. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |