302 - 304 N Main St | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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302 - 304 N Main St

Architecture and History Inventory
302 - 304 N Main St | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Mathias Gonring's Tavern
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:48233
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):302 - 304 N Main St
County:Washington
City:West Bend
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1932
Additions:
Survey Date:19872022
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Spanish/Mediterranean Styles
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
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Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: West Bend Downtown Historic District
National Register Listing Date:3/17/2023
State Register Listing Date:11/18/2022
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:This three story Medeterranean Revival styled retail building features an irregular shaped plan configuration, a concrete foundation, a brick exterior, a stone trim, and a flat roof. The roofline is interruped by three stepped parapets. Round arches distinguish many of the second story windows. Beneath them on the first story are segmental arched openings, each of which is embellished by a projecting stone lintel. The structure which is in fair condition is currently used as a tavern. Was Foz's in 1987.
Bibliographic References:WEST BEND DAILY NEWS 11/4/1994. Formerly the Farmer’s Home Saloon and owned by Michael B. Goeden, this building was remodeled in 1932 by Goeden’s son-in-law, Mathias Gonring, Quickert, ed., Washington County, Wisconsin, 2/46; Judy Steffes, “Remembering N. Main Street in West Bend,” Available online at https://www.washingtoncountyinsider.com/remembering-n-main-street-in-west-bend/, Accessed February 2022.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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