36386-36396 Main Street | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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36386-36396 Main Street

Architecture and History Inventory
36386-36396 Main Street | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Adams & Taylor; Solsrud & Kidder
Other Name:Farmer's Store of Whitehall; Jack's Clothes Cupboard
Contributing:
Reference Number:51903
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):36386-36396 Main Street
County:Trempealeau
City:Whitehall
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1897
Additions:
Survey Date:19812013
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Other Vernacular
Structural System:Unknown
Wall Material:Wood
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:This well-designed, prominantly located commercial block retains some architectural interest despite unsympathetic storefront modifications.

2013:
The Adams & Taylor Building, constructed in 1897, is located at the northeast corner of Main and Scranton Streets in downtown Whitehall. The commercial block is four bays wide and features a decorative parapet with pediments, dentils, and a seashell and floral motif. The three northern-most bays are faced with brick and retain the original storefront configurations composed of bulkheads, display windows, transoms, and recessed entries. The second story consists of regularly spaced, one-over-one, wood windows with simple stone sills and lintels. The southernmost bay has been extensively altered. Brick veneer, wood siding, and a wood-shingled pent roof have been added, and the second story windows have been greatly downsized.
Bibliographic References:A. Field Observation. B. “Architecture and History Survey: USH 53” WHS project number 13-0879/TR. November 2013. Prepared by Mead & Hunt Inc.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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