Property Record
115-125 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | EMPIRE BLOCK |
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| Other Name: | Lofts at 25 Main |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 46232 |
| Location (Address): | 115-125 E MAIN ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Platteville |
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| Year Built: | 1906 |
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| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | large 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 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. A BEIGE (ROMAN) BRICK, THREE-STORY COMMERCIAL STRUCTRE FEATURES A FLAT SLOPING ROOF AND A BRACKETED METAL CORNICE ORNAMENTED WITH A PRESSED METAL FESTOON, SWAG DESIGN AND DENTIL TRIM. THE FACADE IS HIGHLIGHTED BY A KEYSTONE ACCENTED ARCADE OF ARCHED WINDOWS IN THE THIRD STORY OF THE CENTRAL BAY. FULL-LENGHT BRICK PILASTERS RUN FROM THE SECOND FLOOR TO THE BRACKETED CORNICE. "EMPIRE BLOCK -[19]06" IS INSCRIBED IN STONE ABOVE THE THIRD-FLOOR WINDOWS. THIS STORE FRONT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY ALTERED FOR CONTEMPORARY USE. ARCHITECUTRAL SIGNIFICANCE: A LARGE STRUCTURE, THIS COMMERCIAL BUILDING IS IMPORTANT TO THE ARCHITECUTRAL VARIETY OF THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AS ONE OF THE FEW EXAMPLES OF TURN OF THE CENTURY ARCHITECTURE. IN ADDITION, IT IS VISUALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE: THIS BUILDING WAS ERECTED BY THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE EMPIRE MINE TO HOUSE THEIR CLUB ROOM (THIRD FLOOR) IN 1906. THE OTHER FLOORS WERE COMMERCIAL SPACE. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. BUILDING PLAQUE. B. STEPHEN KLEEFISCH, INTERVIEW, MAY 19, 1983. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |