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712 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

712 MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
712 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Davis-Walter Block
Other Name:ANNIE'S ICE CREAM PARLOR
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:67407
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):712 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:1869
Additions:
Survey Date:1985
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Italianate
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: 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:As of 1892 the building served as the First National Bank.

"Circa 1884. Italianate Commercial. Site of the First National Bank."A Walking Tour of Olde Lake Geneva Towne, The Lake Geneva Plaque and Walking Tour Commission, 1993.
Bibliographic References:SANBORN PERRIS MAP 1892. "History of Lake Geneva," Vol. 1. Scrapbook of clippings from Lake Geneva Regional News, 1947. Lake Geneva Public Library, Local History. (1:43) Lundahl, Eva Seymour, "Main Street, Lake Geneva" p. 43 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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