Property Record
208 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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Other Name: | FIRST WARD INN |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 31074 |
Location (Address): | 208 MAIN ST |
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County: | Lafayette |
City: | Darlington |
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Year Built: | 1901 |
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Survey Date: | 1982 |
Historic Use: | retail building |
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: | 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: | A TWO-STORY BRICK STRUCTURE WITH A FLAT SLOPING ROOF THAT HAS A THREE BAY ORIEL WINDOW DECORATIVELY COVERED WITH PRESSED METAL AND TOPPED WITH CRESTING AROUND THE ROOF OF THE WINDOW. BRICK PILASTERS AT THE END OF THE FACADE TERMINATE IN THE BRACKETED PROJECTING METAL CORNICE DECORATED WITH A PRESSED METAL DESIGN. ALTHOUGH THE ORIGINAL STORE FRONT HAS BEEN FILLED IN FOR CONTEMPORARY USE, THE ORIGINAL DECORATIVE METAL PILASTERS REMAIN. |
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Bibliographic References: | SANBORN-PERRIS MAP, DARLINGTON, 1900, 1908 KENNETH SCHREITER, INTERVIEW, 1-10-83 |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |