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96-98 S MAIN ST, NW CNR OF S MAIN AND WATER STS

Historic Name:
DR. BICKNELL; ED HAUSEN'S BARBERSHOP; T. NOTBAUM'S
Other Name:
Bicknell-Gebhardt Building; Como Photo, Thorp Finance
Reference Number:
6725

Property Location

Location (Address)
96-98 S MAIN ST, NW CNR OF S MAIN AND WATER STS
County
Jefferson
City/Village
Fort Atkinson
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1888
Additions
1963
Survey Date
1983,2019
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Cream Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
Three-story cream brick load-bearing Victorian building with somewhat altered first floor, although basic window configuration remains the same. Elaborately decorated arched windows on front and sides with keystones, original cornice. The south side features decorative arches on the second and third floor windows, and somewhat altered storefronts within original storefront fenestration. Bracketed cornice.

Originally, Dr. Bicknell's office was on the second floor, Ed Hausen's barbershop in the corner, W.D. Powell boots and shoes to the north and Theodore Notbaum's harness shop in the rear. Gebhardt ran his hardware store here from 1926 to 1971. The barbershop was a hat shop 1925-1961.

2019 - replacement windows on primary elevation .
Bibliographic References
(A) Building facade. (B) Sanborn-Perris Maps. (C) J.C. Union Centennial Ed. (D) C. Rogers, "Reminiscences...", art. #343, p. 6.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Jun 07, 1984
State Register Listing Date
Jan 01, 1989
Contributing
Yes
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