Property Record
821-823 E JOHNSON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | W.Z. MENDELSON APARTMENT AND STORE |
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| Reference Number: | 68928 |
| Location (Address): | 821-823 E JOHNSON ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1915 |
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| Survey Date: | 19842012 |
| Historic Use: | apartment/condominium |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This 3-story Commercial Vernacular apartment building and store was constructed in 1915. It is rectangular in plan with a concrete foundation, brick walls, and a flat roof. The front elevation faces northwest and is symmetrical in plan with banks of 2-pane shop windows at each end and recessed doors between. A wide set of concrete steps with metal handrails is located in the center of the elevation. The second and third stories contain two banks of 3-over-1 windows and two larger 4-over-1 windows. Small diamond-shaped blocks are located between the second and third story windows. The interior of the building retains the original metal ceiling, but is no longer identifiable as a retail shop (the property currently functions as a yoga studio). Permission to photograph the building's interior was not available at the time of this survey. MAP CODE IS 0709-132-1033-5. Resurveyed August 2012; changes include the replacement of first-story shop windows. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Architecture/History Survey: Reconstruct E. Johnson St.: N. Butler St. To N. Baldwin St.” WHS project number 13-0193/DA. 2013. Great Lakes Area Research Center (Gail Klein). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |