Property Record
126 N MADISON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | C. W. KNAPP BUILDING |
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| Other Name: | RUSS' TAP |
| Contributing: | No |
| Reference Number: | 44844 |
| Location (Address): | 126 N MADISON ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Lancaster |
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| Year Built: | 1889 |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Courthouse Square Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/7/2006 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/20/2006 |
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| Additional Information: | THIS TWO STORY BUILDING HAS A RECTANGULAR PLAN CONFIGURATION, A FLAT ROOF AND A STUCCO AND STONE VENEER EXTERIOR. THE ORIGINAL FACADE, WHICH WAS PROBABLY BRICK, HAS BEEN ROUGHLY STUCCOED OVER. THE STRUCTURE WAS BUILT IN 1888-1889. (C). IT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE HISTORIC USES OF THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING INCLUDE A HARNESS SHOP AND A SALOON. (B) |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. CONSTRUCTED AFTER THE 1888 FIRE WHICH DESTROYED THIS SECTION OF THE BUSINESS DISTRICT. B. 1894, 1899, 1905, 1912, 1927 SANBORN PERRIS MAPS. C. CITY OF LANCASTER TAX ROLLS. 2005, Timothy F. Heggland. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Courthouse Square Historic District, Lancaster, WI. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |