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113-115 6TH AVENUE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

113-115 6TH AVENUE

Architecture and History Inventory
113-115 6TH AVENUE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:BANK OF NEW GLARUS
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:47954
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):113-115 6TH AVENUE
County:Green
City:New Glarus
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1893
Additions:
Survey Date:19972015
Historic Use:bank/financial institution
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:Old map code is 17/23, 1980 survey.

A cast iron cornice and decorative patterns of brickwork are distinguishing features of this commercial property. The first floor facade has been altered by the addition of glass bricks. The covered stairs leading to second floor are original to building.

The Bank of New Glarus, the first bank in the community, was located in this building from 1893 to 1910. The bank's investors included Fred Kundert, Thomas Hefty, J.C. Zimmerman, and the partnership of Hefty and Kundert. In 1910 the bank moved to the corner of First Street and Fifth Avenue. After 1910 this was the long-term headquarters of the local phone company.
Bibliographic References:(A) New Glarus Post 6/21/1995. (B) The History of the New Glarus Historical Society, Inc., 1976, p. 99. (C) New Glarus, Wisconsin: A Photo Journal. 1969, M. Tschudy. 2015: TAX ROLLS, MONITCELLO MESSENGER NOVEMBER 4, 1914, PAGE 8, MARCH 16, 1910, OCTOBER 19, 1910, APRIL 12, 1911 A Walking tour of Historic New Glarus, Wisconsin, ca. 1995.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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