138 E MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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138 E MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
138 E MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Mount Horeb Bank II/Municipal Building/Bank of Mount Horeb
Other Name:Municipal Building
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:5644
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):138 E MAIN ST
County:Dane
City:Mount Horeb
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1924
Additions: 1984
Survey Date:19962017
Historic Use:bank/financial institution
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:Masonry
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect: Law & Law
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:3/5/2019
State Register Listing Date:8/17/2018
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:INSET BLOCKS READING "DAIRYING" & "FARMING". ORNAMENT OVER WINDOWS AND ENTRY.

1986- "This brick NeoClassical revival building was built for the Mount Horeb Bank, but has been the village's municipal building since 1943. Notice the fine NeoClassical details, executed in stone, including the framing on the front door and the decorative blocks representing dairying and farming, a large part of Mount Horeb's heritage. The Mount Horeb Bank was the first local bank, founded in 1891 and closed in 1932 when it was absorbed by the State Bank of Mount Horeb."
"Mount Horeb Wisconsin: Historic Downtown Self-Guided Walking Tour", pamphlet, Mount Horeb Landmarks Foundation, 1986.
Bibliographic References:FOREST JOHNSON, MT. HOREB CENTENNIAL BOOK. Miller, Elizabeth L. Mount Horeb, Wisconsin: An Intensive Survey of the Historic Resources of the Commercially-Zoned Downtown. Mount Horeb: Mount Horeb Chamber of Commerce, 1997. Wisconsin State Journal, December 31, 1924, p. 25.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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