Property Record
703 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | WALKER BLOCK |
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| Other Name: | New Horizon's Leather Ltd. |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 67009 |
| Location (Address): | 703 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Walworth |
| City: | Lake Geneva |
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| Year Built: | 1872 |
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| Survey Date: | 1985 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/11/2002 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/20/2001 |
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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, State Historic Preservation Office. BRICKS WERE FROM THE LOCAL BEAMSLEY KILN. "Circa 1872, Italianate Commercial. The "Walker-Trinke" building once housed the Bradley Knitting Mill." A Walking Tour of Olde Lake Geneva Towne, The Lake Geneva Plaque and Walking Tour Commission, 1993. "During the 19th century, buildings over two stories in height were called "blocks." Lake Geneva has two such blocks--the Landmark Center (originally the Metropolitan block) on the southeast corner of Main and Broad Streets, and the Walker block, built by Austin Walker in 1882. The Walker Block (later called the Trinke building) had a large meeting hall among many other rooms. Over the years it was the site of numerous businesses, including the Bradley Knitting Mill, the Geneva Herald newspaper, and dentists' offices. On both sides of the 700 block of Main Street in the downtown business district most of the buildings are of historic importance..." A Walking Tour of Lake Geneva, WI, Lake Geneva Historic Preservation Commission, 2015. |
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| Bibliographic References: | GENEVA LAKE HERALD 5/4/1872. LUNDAHL, 24 LAKE GENEVA REGIONAL NEWS SPECIAL ISSUE 1947. A Walking Tour of Olde Lake Geneva Towne by the Lake Geneva Plaque and Walking Tour Commission, Spring 1993. A Walking Tour of Lake Geneva, WI, Lake Geneva Historic Preservation Commission, 2015. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |