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Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | DICKSON'S GROCERY; STEINMANN & KNOBEL |
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| Other Name: | LINDLEY'S ON MAIN |
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| Reference Number: | 60371 |
| Location (Address): | MAIN ST |
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| County: | Green |
| City: | Monticello |
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| Year Built: | 1889 |
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| Survey Date: | 1979 |
| Historic Use: | grocery |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Segmental arch windows, a cast iron cornice (which contains the building's date), and a corbel table are some of the primary features of this brick commercial building. When J.C. Steinmann moved to Monticello in 1883 he entered into a partnership with Fred Knobel and became involved in the mercantile business. In 1889 they erected this building, the first solid brick structure in the village, to house their goods. Later, Steinmann merged his interests with those of E.J. Blum and John Dick and formed the Peoples Supply Company which also occupied this building. (Steinmann is also associated with his residences on Highland Ave., site 5, and 330 Monroe St., site 44). |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Building cornice. (B) Monticello Messenger; 2/2/1908; 11/23/1995. (C) Southwestern Wisconsin: A History of Old Crawford County, Vol. 3, 1932. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |