242 E MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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242 E MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
242 E MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Dr. Ledyard V. Lewis Drugstore
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:237411
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):242 E MAIN ST
County:Dane
City:Sun Prairie
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1889
Additions:
Survey Date:2018
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
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: Sun Prairie Downtown Historic District
National Register Listing Date:5/21/2019
State Register Listing Date:2/15/2019
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:In 2018 this building and the adjacent building (240 E. Main St.) were owned by the same entity and shared the same parcel ID number.
Bibliographic References:Sun Prairie Countryman: January 2, 1890, p. 5. Sun Prairie Historical Museum and Library. A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Sun Prairie's Main Street, p. 13 (illustrated), n.d.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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