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711 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

711 MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
711 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:T.J. HANNA FURNITURE
Other Name:Fleming's
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:67406
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):711 MAIN ST
County:Walworth
City:Lake Geneva
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1848
Additions: 1871
Survey Date:1985
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Romanesque Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:1/11/2002
State Register Listing Date:7/20/2001
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:Became T.J. Hanna Furniture in 1871.

"Circa 1848. Italianate Commercial. The oldest dated commercial building and the first building in Lake Geneva to be fireproof." A Walking Tour of Olde Lake Geneva Towne, The Lake Geneva Plaque and Walking Tour Commission, 1993.
Bibliographic References:SIMMONS, 88. 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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