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143 W MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
143 W MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Charles H. Wilder House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:29120
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):143 W MAIN ST
County:Rock
City:Evansville
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1880
Additions:
Survey Date:1973
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Evansville Historic District
National Register Listing Date:11/16/1978
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:Builder was William Morgan.

"This home belonged to Charles H. Wilder, an early Evansville businessman who built the first cheese factory in town and operated a lumber yard. In the 1880s, the cheese factory was converted to a tobacco warehouse to service the growing tobacco industry in the region. This home is an excellent example of the later Italianate style with double brackets and dentils under the eaves, ornamental hooded lintels and tall narrow windows. The double door entry with bracketed entry portico and repeated cornice detail is distinctive." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014.
Bibliographic References:EVANSVILLE REVIEW 9/7/1994. Historical and Architectural Walking Tour of Evansville's Historic District, Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, 1992. MONTGOMERY, RUTH ANN. EVANSVILLE REVIEW. DECEMBER 27, 1996, PP. 7, 10. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. Historical and Architectural Walking Tour of Evansville's Historic District, Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, revised 1991. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville: A Walker's Guide, 2002.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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