Property Record
126 S CENTRAL AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Jimmy's Cafe |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28188 |
| Location (Address): | 126 S CENTRAL AVE |
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| County: | Wood |
| City: | Marshfield |
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| Year Built: | 1898 |
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| Survey Date: | 1990 |
| Historic Use: | tavern/bar |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Marshfield Central Avenue Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/4/1993 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/9/1993 |
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| Additional Information: | BECAME A PART OF THE MAJESTIC HOTEL AROUND 1912. This handsome simple Commercial Vernacular building with Italianate details was constructed between 1898 and 1904 to match the building to the south [132 South Central, WO 11/9]. Most of the architectural detail is located in the cornice area. A series of recessed brick courses form a projecting cornice. Dentils accent the top brick course, while bricks laid at an angle form the bottom of the cornice. The one over one double hung wood sash windows rest on a simple sill and are crowned with shouldered segmentally arched brick lintels. A centered oriel window (second story bay window) was added between 1904 and 1912, perhaps at the same time the building was converted to a hotel. An original cast metal beam divides the store front from the second story. The street level store front appears to have been altered by brick repair work, and the show windows have been replaced. This property is a contributing member of the Marshfield Central Avenue Historic District under Criterion C of the National Register of Historic Places. It is representative of the Architecture Theme of the Wisconsin Cultural Resource Management Plan as an example of Commercial Vernacular architecture with Italianate details. The building's architectural integrity on the second story is high, while the first story alterations are reflective of continued use and changing stylistic preferences. Constructed between 1898 and 1904 to match the building to the south [132 South Central, WO 11/9], this building was first occupied by a saloon. Between 1904 and 1912, the Majestic Hotel replaced the saloon and also occupied the building to the south. In 1912 the building was occupied by an unidentified store. By 1946, a restaurant had replaced the store. The historic address of this building was 112 from 1904 through 1946, at which time it was changed to 126 South Central Avenue. This property is a contributing member of the Marshfield Central Avenue Historic District under Criterion A of the National Register of Historic Places. It is representative of the Commerce Theme of the Wisconsin Cultural Resource Management Plan as an example of a retail building providing Goods and Services. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Date of construction: Sanborn maps. MARSHFIELD NEWS-HERALD 5/11/1994. A. Sanborn Insurance Maps: Marshfield, Wisconsin - 1884, 1887, 1891, 1898, 19043, 1912, 1925, 1946. B. Marshfield City Directories. Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in Wisconsin's Main Street Communities, Wisconsin Main Street Program, 1998. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |