Property Record
214 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | FRANK FIEDLER BUILDING |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 31087 |
| Location (Address): | 214 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Lafayette |
| City: | Darlington |
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| Year Built: | 1922 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1994 |
| 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: | THIS RED BRICK TWO-STORY COMMERCIAL BLOCK WITH A FLAT SLOPING ROOF HAS THREE BAY ORIEL WINDOWS PLACED OVER THE TWO IDENTICAL STORE FRONTS. A CLOUDED GLASS TRANSOM EXTENDS THE FULL LENGTH OF THE FACADE. RECESSED ENTRANCES TO THE SHOPS AND TO THE 2ND LEVEL ARE GROUPED IN THE CENTER OF THE BUILDING. A SIMPLIFIED CUT-BRICK PATTERN FORMS A CORNICE ALONG THE TOP AND A VERTICAL BRICK PATTERN SEPARATES THE UPPER AND LOWER FACADES. THIS BUILDING IS ARCHITECTURALLY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT OF DARLINGTON BECAUSE THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY STYLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. THE FIEDLER BUILDING IS HISTORICALLY RELATED TO THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF DARLINGTON'S COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. FRANK FIEDLER HAD OPERATED A BAKERY ON THE LOT PRIOR TO THIS BUILDING BEING ERECTED IN 1922. THIS BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED AS A DOUBLE STORE WITH FIEDLER'S BAKERY ON THE SOUTH SIDE. THE NORTH SIDE WAS OPENED AS A RESTAURANT. Covenant/Easement: From 6/10/1994 to 6/10/1999. A 'covenant file' exists for this property. It may contain additional information such as photos, drawings and correspondence. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. |
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| Bibliographic References: | BUILDING PLAQUE. SANBORN-PERRIS MAP, DARLINGOTN, 1915, 1924. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |