Property Record
200 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 31072 |
| Location (Address): | 200 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Lafayette |
| City: | Darlington |
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| Year Built: | 1895 |
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| Survey Date: | 1994 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 10/7/1994 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/15/1994 |
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| Additional Information: | THIS RED BRICK, TURN OF THE CENTURY TWO-STORY COMMERCIAL BLOCK WITH A FLAT SLOPING ROOF AND EXPOSED TIE ROD ENDS HAS A BRACKETED METAL CORNICE DECORATED WITH PRESSED DESIGNS THAT EXTENDS AROUND THE BUILDING ON TWO SIDES. DOUBLE DATE PLAQUES EXTEND ABOVE THE CORNICE OVER THE FRONT FACADE. CORBELED, RECTANGULAR ARCHED WINDOW HOODS ACCENTED BY A KEYSTONE ELEMENT DECORATE THE WINDOWS OF THE FIVE BAY FRONT AND STONE LINTELS DEFINE THE WINDOWS IN THE SOUTH ELEVATION. A PLAIN CORNICE ABOVE THE STORE FRONT AND CAST IRON PILASTERS CHARACTERIZE THE STREET LEVEL FACADE. A CEMENT BLOCK ADDITION EXTENDS AT THE REAR. THIS BUILDING IS IMPORTANT TO THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT BECAUSE IT IS A TURN OF THE CENTURY BUILDING THAT HAS RETAINED ITS ORIGINAL CHARACTER. IN ADDITION, IT HOLDS A KEY PLACE VISUALLY IN THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT OF DARLINGTON. THIS BUILDING IS HISTORICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY DEVELOPMENT OF DARLINGTON'S COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. BUILT BETWEEN 1894 AND 1900, THIS DOUBLE STORE BUILDING WAS ORIGINALLY A SALOON AND MEAT SHOP. THE SOUTH PORTION WAS ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS THE CALLAHAN SALOON. THE CALLAHAN BROTHERS (JOHN AND PATRICK) RAN THE SALOON TO ABOUT 1915. THE SALOON WAS FOLLOWED BY WILLIAM KNAUTZ HARDWARE. LATER TOM SHANNON TOOK OVER THE CORNER HARDWARE STORE AND CONTINUED THE BUSINESS UNTIL 1965.(C) THE NORTH SIDE OPENED AS A MEAT MARKET. BUT FROM 1908 THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE CENTURY IT WAS A RESTAURANT.(C) |
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| Bibliographic References: | BUILDING CORNICE SANBORN-PERRIS MAP, DARLINGTON, 1889, 1900, 1908 KENNETH SCHREITER, INTERVIEW, 1-10-83. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |