Property Record
201-203 S MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | U.S. Post Office |
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| Other Name: | CUBA CITY STATE BANK, JACK'S CAFE AND SUPPER CLUB |
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| Reference Number: | 44323 |
| Location (Address): | 201-203 S MAIN ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Cuba City |
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| Year Built: | 1907 |
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| Survey Date: | 19822025 |
| Historic Use: | bank/financial institution |
| 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: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT: A TWO STORY BRICK BANK BUILDING WITH A FLAT ROOF THAT HAS STONE LINTELS ON THE LOWER NORTH SIDE AND A CONTINUOUS STONE STRING COURSE THAT RUNS ACROSS THE UPPER NORTH FACADE AT THE WINDOW HEIGHT. SEGMENTAL ARCHED WINDOWS ARE FOUND IN THE STREET FACING EAST FACADE THAT SERVED THE COMMERCIAL HALF OF THE STRUCTURE. A CARVED STONE LINTEL DECORATES THE CHAMFERED CORNER BANK ENTRANCE BAY. A CONBINATION OF GLASS BLOCK AND PLATE GLASS IS USED IN THE ALTERED STORE FRONTS. HISTORICAL STATEMENT: THE CUBA STATE BANK BUILING IS HISTORICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMMERICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CUBA CITY. THE CUBA CITY STATE BANK BEGAN AS A PRIVATE UNCHARTERED BANK BY JOHN LONGBATHAM, GEORGE LOEFFELHOLTE AND JOHN WARRICK IN 1896. THE FARMER'S BANK AS IT WAS CALLED, WAS LOCATED IN THE KITTOE BUILDING (GT. 3-26), PRIOR TO THIS BUILDING'S ERECTION. THE BANK WAS CHARTERED AS A STATE BANK IN 1903. THIS BUILDING WAS ERECTED IN 1907. THE BANK HEADQUARTERS WERE IN THE NORTH PORTION, AND THE U.S. POST OFFICE MOVED INTO THE SOUTH PART. THE FARMER'S STATE BANK NAME WAS CHANGED TO CUBA CITY STATE BANK IN 1910. THE CUBA CITY STATE BANK ACQUIRED THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK'S ASSETS AND STOCK AND MOVED TO THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING IN 1928. IN 1932, THE POST OFFICE SHARED SPACE WITH THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. (B) THE POST OFFICE REMAINED IN THE BUILDING UNTIL RECENTLY. IT IS NOW A SUPPER CLUB. (C) 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. 2025: The two-story Cuba City State Bank, built in 1907, has a triangular plan and a concrete foundation. Exterior walls have brick cladding, and the flat roof has a simple parapet and cornice. A curved portion of the parapet is located at the northeast corner of the roof and is inscribed with the built date of 1907. The canted northeast corner entrance is a metal-frame, glass entry door with a concrete lintel with dentils. An additional recessed entrance is located on the east elevation. Concrete stringcourses extend along the primary elevations. The fenestration has been altered and the original windows, including the storefront, have been modified with replacement downsized windows and vinyl siding. Glass-block transom windows are present on the east elevation. Several windows retain the concrete sills and lintels. Constructed in 1907, the building originally served as a Farmers Bank and Post Office until it became the Cuba City State Bank in 1910. It has housed several other tenants throughout the twentieth century, including various offices and a bakery, beauty shop, five-and-dime store, and café. It currently houses an antique shop. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. BUILDING DATE PLAQUE. B. SANBORN-PERRIS MAP, 1908, 932. C. O'NEILL, CUBA CITY CENTENNIAL, 1975. P. 15. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |