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400-402 2ND ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

400-402 2ND ST

Architecture and History Inventory
400-402 2ND ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Little Villager
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:68370
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):400-402 2ND ST
County:Green
City:New Glarus
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1867
Additions: 1935
Survey Date:19802015
Historic Use:small retail building
Architectural Style:Boomtown
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: 2nd Street Commercial Historic District
National Register Listing Date:5/10/2021
State Register Listing Date:11/20/2020
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:This commercial structure has a clapboard boomtown facade and peaked window moldings.

Built by Andreas Schindler it served as a harness shop from 1870 to 1917 when it was sold to Jacob A. Disch and Harry F. Disch. It became a horse and dry goods/hardware store. Previous owners include Fred Bigler, Gerald J Disch and Fred and Ilean Miller.The back portion of this building (flat roofed) was added in 1935.

2006- "Built in 1867 by Andreas Schindler it served as a harness shop from 1870 to 1917 when it was sold to Jacob A. Disch and Harry F. Disch. It became a horse and dry goods/hardware store. Past owners have been Fred Bigler, Gerald J. Disch and Fred and Ileane Miller. The back portion of this building (flat roofed part) was added in 1935."
-"Historic Landmarks of New Glarus", Historical Preservation Commission of New Glarus, prepared by Amanda Crary, 2006.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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