Property Record
116 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Potosi State Bank |
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Other Name: | The Passage Thru Time Museum |
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Reference Number: | 46782 |
Location (Address): | 116 N MAIN ST |
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County: | Grant |
City: | Potosi |
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Year Built: | 1905 |
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Survey Date: | 1984 |
Historic Use: | bank/financial institution |
Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
Architect: | T.T. Carkeek |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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, State Historic Preservation Office. THIS SIMPLE ONE STORY BUSINESS BLOCK IS IDENTIFIED BY PILASTERS WHICH NOT ONLY FRAME THE ENTRANCE AND DISPLAY AREA BUT ALSO DECORATE THE CORNICE. ORIGINALLY, ROUND ARCHES DEMARKED THE STOREFRONT OPENINGS. A BRICK STRINGCOURSE DIVIDES THE FRONT FACADE HORIZONTALLY. THE STRUCTURE HAS A RECTANGULAR PLAN CONFIGURATION, A BRICK EXTERIOR AND A FLAT ROOF. THE BUILDING IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: BUILT AFTER THE FIRE OF 1900 (ACTUALLY, THE BUILDING FORMERLY LOCATED ON THIS SITE WAS ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING AFTER THE FIRE), THIS COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE ORIGINALLY HOUSED THE POTOSI STATE BANK WHICH OPENED MAY 4, 1904. (SEE BIB. REF. A, B). WHEN CONSTRUCTED, THE BUILDING WAS MORE ELABORATELY DETAILED WITH A METAL CORNICE AND ROUND ARCHED ENTRANCE AND DISPLAY AREA. SEE PHOTOGRAPH IN OLD POTOSI. (SEE BIB. REF. D). (NOTE: THE OUTLINES OF THE ARCHES CAN STILL BE SEEN). |
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Bibliographic References: | A. GRANT COUNTY HISTORY, 1900-1976 (LANCASTER: RESOURCE COMMITTEE OF GRANT COUNTY, 1976), P. 177. B. GRANT COUNTY HERALD, 28 MARCH 1923. C. 1912 SANBORN PERRIS MAP. D. CELESTINE AND GWENDOLYN KALTENBACH, OLD POTOSI (POTOSI: PRIVATELY PUBLISHED, 1976). The Improvement Bulletin 5/6/1905. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |