Property Record
188 W MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Erickson Block |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 5911 |
| Location (Address): | 188 W MAIN ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Stoughton |
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| Year Built: | 1905 |
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| Survey Date: | 197920132019 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | F.H. Kemp |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase) |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 5/12/1994 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 4/23/1993 |
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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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Locally designated landmark. 2-TONE BRICKWORK, LARGE ELLIPTICAL ARCH ON END SEGMENTAL ARCHED WINDOWS, BRICK PIERS BETWEEN HEAVY CAST IRON CORNICE August 2013: Restored windows across facade, restored window transoms throughout, decorative raised motifs added between second and third story facade windows. August 2019: Appearance unchanged. "This building is an exuberant example of Classical Revival commercial architecture. Built in 1905, the building is dominated by a miassive entablature with a bracketed metal cornice. A colossal colonnade on cantoned brick pilasters crowned with terra cotta capitals rises through the upper stories on the west facade and frames the front facade. The colonnade rests on a first story base, punctuated by tall windows with heavy stone lintels. The stylized surround, ornamented with brick banding, which encloses the upper stories of the front facade, is worthy of special notice." Rebecca Sample Bernstein for the City of Stoughton Landmarks Commission and Downtown Revitalization Association, Historic Main Street: An Architectural & Historical Guide to Downtown Stoughton, 1991. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Stoughton Weekly Courier Hub 9/27/1912. The Improvement Bulletin 3/26/1904. Rebecca Sample Bernstein for the City of Stoughton Landmarks Commission and Downtown Revitalization Association, Historic Main Street: An Architectural & Historical Guide to Downtown Stoughton, 1991. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |