Property Record
35 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | PLATTEVILLE STATE BANK |
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| Other Name: | FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 46213 |
| Location (Address): | 35 E MAIN ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Platteville |
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| Year Built: | 1892 |
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| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| 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: | Main Street Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/9/1990 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| 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. THIS TWO-STORY BRICK COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE FEATURES A SLOPING FLAT ROOF AND A BRACKETED METAL CORNICE WITH DENTIL TRIM. THE WORD, "BANK" IS INSCRIBED ABOVE THE CORNICE. THE PROJECTING METAL WINDOW HEADS ARE EMBELLISHED WITH CORBELS AND PEDIMENTS. A CUT-BRICK STRING COURSE ACROSS THE FACADE FURTHER ACCENTS THE SECOND STORY. THE STREET-LEVEL STORE FRONT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY ALTERED FOR CONTEMPORY USE. (THE D.O.E. IS 5/15/1986). HISTORIC BACKGROUND: THIS BUILDING WAS PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY THE STATE BANK OF PLATTEVILLE. (SEE BIB. REF. A, B). THE STATE BANK WAS FOUNDED IN 1905, AND REMAINED IN BUSINESS UNTIL THE 1970S. THE CURRENT OWNERS, FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN, BEGAN TO OCCUPY THE BUILDING AT AN UNKNOWN DATE. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. BUILDING PLAQUE. B. RICHARD BARDEN, INTERVIEW, MAY 3, 1983. C. SANBORN-PERRIS MAY, CITY OF PLATTEVILLE, 1892. D. GREGORY, SOUTHWESTERN WIS,: A HISTORY OF OLD CORAWFORD COUNTY, 1932, P. 545. E. RICHARD GOODELL, INTERVIEW, MAY 10, 1983. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |