109-111 S MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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109-111 S MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
109-111 S MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Mills, Job, Block
Other Name:Mills Block Cafe/Rustic Inn
Contributing:
Reference Number:3541
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):109-111 S MAIN ST
County:Columbia
City:Lodi
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1895
Additions:
Survey Date:1999
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Mills, Job, Block
National Register Listing Date:11/26/2008
State Register Listing Date:4/18/2008
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

RUSTICATED ARCH, HORIZONTAL COURSES OFRUSTICATED STONE, BRICK FRIEZE W/ DENTILS. Much of the historic cast iron-framed storefront is still intact behind the later alterations. Side walls are clad in cream brick, cut stone foundation walls. Says "Mills Block" in name block centered on the cornice. A large addition was added to the rear of the building in 1902.

The building was built for Job Mills in 1895 and the right hand (south) store was the Lodi post office for many years.
Bibliographic References:Lodi Enterprise: 3/08/1895, p. 4; 5/03/1895, p. 1; 5/31/1895, p. 1; 6/28/1895, p. 1; 7/12/1895, p. 1; 8/16/1895, p. 1; 10/04/1895, p. 1; 11/08/1895, p. 1; 2/22/1901, p. 4; 8/20/1998, (historic photo). Lodi Valley News: 7/27/1895, p. 3.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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