529 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

529 MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
529 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:ODELL TYPEWRITER FACTORY
Other Name:Vacant
Contributing:
Reference Number:67400
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):529 MAIN ST
County:Walworth
City:Lake Geneva
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1887
Additions:
Survey Date:2005
Historic Use:industrial building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:Since surveyed in 1985 (as 74/5 on the map known as Lake Geneva), the windows have all been replaced and/or infilled or boarded over. Lake Geneva Travel was located in this building in 1985; however, it currently stands vacant. John Burton paid for the construction of this building.
Bibliographic References:Lake Geneva Cisco, Special Number, 1887. Lake Geneva Regional News, 4-20-1887, 9-15-1939. Lake Geneva Herald, 4-22-1887, 5-13-1887. Alice Hackett Scrapbook. Lake Geneva Public Library, local history. 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.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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