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322-324 S. Main St. | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

322-324 S. Main St.

Architecture and History Inventory
322-324 S. Main St. | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Steensland-Mason Hall
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:244423
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):322-324 S. Main St.
County:Lafayette
City:Blanchardville
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1910
Additions:
Survey Date:2021
Historic Use:social recreational/fraternal hall
Architectural Style:Twentieth Century Commercial
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:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:This 2-story Twentieth Century Commercial building was constructed c.1910 as the Steensland-Mason Hall (a grocery store and post office with a recreational/meeting hall above). It is rectangular in plan with red brick walls and a flat roof. The front elevation faces west and contains two recessed entries separated by newer banks of simulated multi-pane shop windows. Two single-pane shop windows are located at the northern end of the storefront and feature a stone veneered bulkhead below. The wall immediately above the windows and entrances is clad in painted stucco or a similar material. Six panels of patterned brickwork are located above the storefront. Their placement is mirrored by that of six windows at the second story, all of which feature narrow stone sills. These windows are set within segmentally-arched openings, but the existing windows are downsized with approximately half of the original opening infilled with painted stucco or a similar material. Bands of patterned brickwork, inset rectangular panels, and brick corbelling are located above the second story. A rectangular parapet projects from the center of the roofline.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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