Property Record
541 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | MILLER BUILDING AND BANK |
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| Other Name: | HIGHLAND STATE BANK AND PEOPLES DRY GOODS |
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| Reference Number: | 50820 |
| Location (Address): | 541 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Iowa |
| City: | Highland |
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| Year Built: | 1907 |
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| Survey Date: | 2004 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brownstone |
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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. A TWO-STORY COMMERCIAL BLOCK OF HEAVY STONE CONSTRUCTION. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BUILDING--THE MILLER BUILDING--HAS AN ALTERED STOREFRONT AND A SET OF THREE, ROUNDED-ARCH WINDOWS ABOVE. A BALLUSTRADED PARAPET WITH THE NAME OF THE BUILDING APPEARS ALONG THE ROOF-LINE. THE RIGHT PORTION OF THE BUILDING HAS A LARGE, SEGMENTALLY-ARCHED WINDOW (WITH LEADED GLASS) AND A DOOR SET INTO A SIMILARLY ARCHED, YET NARROWER, DOORWAY. BOTH THIS DOOR AND THE WINDOW HAVE PROMINENT KEYSTONES. THE PARAPET HERE HAS "BANK" INSCRIBED ON IT, AS WELL AS THE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION. FEATURES ELEMENTS OF RICHARDSONIAN/BEAUX ARTS. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |