Property Record
47 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | McCready Building |
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Other Name: | Picture Framing Hobby Hut |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 54268 |
Location (Address): | 47 N MAIN ST |
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County: | Fond du Lac |
City: | Fond du Lac |
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Year Built: | 1924 |
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Survey Date: | 1988 |
Historic Use: | retail building |
Architectural Style: | Twentieth Century Commercial |
Structural System: | Unknown |
Wall Material: | Brick |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | North Main Street Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 3/6/2002 |
State Register Listing Date: | 10/19/2001 |
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Additional Information: | This one story Twentieth Century Commercial style building is constructed of brick. The building is divided into three parts with a plain parapet on the two end blocks, and a curved parapet on the central block. These parapets are topped with stone coping. The storefronts are largely intact and consist of large show windows with their transoms enclosed, and two recessed entrances. This building has some architectural interest as an example of the Twentieth Century Commercial style. A number of busineses have occupied these storefronts. They include a restaurant, clothing store, millinery shop, and confetionery store. This building has some historical interest as a long time commercial building. |
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Bibliographic References: | A. City Directories for the city of Fond du Lac, on file at the Fond du Lac Public Library, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. b. Sanborn-Perris Maps for the City of Fond du Lac, o file in the Archives of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. C. Tax Rolls for the City of Fond du Lac, on file in theArea Research Center of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Library, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |