Property Record
SW CORNER OF COUNTY HIGHWAY I AND AETNA RD INTERSECTION
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BUXTON STORE/ ODD FELLOWS HALL |
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| Other Name: | ANTIQUE STORE |
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| Reference Number: | 65089 |
| Location (Address): | SW CORNER OF COUNTY HIGHWAY I AND AETNA RD INTERSECTION |
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| County: | Lafayette |
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| Township/Village: | |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 1 |
| Range: | 1 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 11 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1909 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| National Register Listing Date: | |
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| Additional Information: | A FRAME, TWO STORY COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE WITH SLOPING ROOF THAT HAS THE GABLE END FACING THE STREET. SIMPLE WINDOW CORNICES AND A STORE FRONT WITH RECESSED ENTRY REMAIN TO CHARACTERIZE THE STRUCTURE. AN EXTERIOR STAIRWAY LEADS TO THE SECOND STORY. TURNED POSTS SUPPORT THE FULL LENGTH FRONT PORCH. THIS BUILDING IS IMPORTANT TO LEADMINE BECAUSE IT IS THE ONLY COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE IN ITS ORIGINAL STATE REMAINING IN LEADMINE. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. SEE FRANCIS CHERRY, BENTON. B. BUILDING PLAQUE. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |