Property Record
413 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 31130 |
| Location (Address): | 413 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Lafayette |
| City: | Darlington |
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| Survey Date: | 1976 |
| Historic Use: | small 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: | A TWO-STORY COMMERCIAL STONE STRUCTURE WITH A FLAT SLOPING ROOF AND A BRICK FACADE. STONE QUOINS, CORBELED PEDIMENTED WINDOW HEADS ACCENTED WITH A CREST DESIGN, AND BRACKETED METAL CORNICE WITH DENTILS AND STYLIZED FLORAL PANELS CHARACTERIZE THE STRUCTURE. CLOUDED GLASS TRANSOM WINDOWS EXTEND ACROSS THE STORE FRONT AND OVER THE RECESSED STORE ENTRANCE THAT HAS BEEN ALTERED WITH CONTEMPORARY GLASS. THIS 19TH CENTURY STRUCTURE IS IMPORTANT TO THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT OF DARLINGTON BECAUSE IT HAS RETAINED MUCH OF ITS HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER. THIS BUILDING IS HISTORICALLY INTERESTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DARLINGTON'S COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. THE VARIOUS STORES WHICH OPERATED IN THE BUILDING RANGE FROM A SHOE STORE AND MILLINERY IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY TO A HARDWARE/PLUMBING AND HEATING STORE IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND REFLECT THE CHANGE INTO THE MODERN PERIOD. IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY, 1884-1889, A SHOE STORE AND LATER A MILLINERY OCCUPIED THE BUILDING.(A) THE SHOE STORE PERHAP SOLD SHOES MADE BY THE OWNER BEFORE AN AGE OF MASS-PRODUCED SHOES. THE MILLINERY ALSO REFLECTS 19TH CENTURY STANDARDS WHEN WOMEN WORE HATS AND BOUGHT HATS FROM A LOCAL HAT MAKER. BY 1894 A HARDWARE OCCUPIED THE BUILDINGS AND CONTINUED TO DO SO UNTIL THE MID-1970'S.(A,B) THIS CHANGE OF STORE USE ALSO REFLECTS A NEW ERA. ABOUT 1910, ED NELSON OPENED A HARDWARE STORE WHERE HE SPECIALIZED IN PLUMBING AND FURNACES.(B,C) THE MODERN PERIOD OF INDOOR PLUMBING AND CENTRAL HEATING REQUIRED A TECHNICIAN OF SORTS TO INSTALL AND REPAIR THESE NEW CONVENIENCES. NELSON CONTINUED IN THE BUSINESS UNTIL ABOUT 1945, WHEN CARROLL PARKINSON BOUGHT THE STORE.(B) PARKINSON CONTINUED IN THE SAME LINE OF WORK UNTIL 1973 WHEN HE RETIRED.(B) |
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| Bibliographic References: | SANBORN-PERRIS MAP, DARLINGTON, 1884, 1889, 1894, 1900, 1908, 1915, 1924. CARROLL-PARKINSON, INTERVIEW, 1-10-83. "WISCONSIN STATE GAZETTEER," 1911-12, P. 269; 1919-20, P. 268; 1924-25, P. 293. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |