Property Record
209-213 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Benson and Reilly Auto Company/Hanley Auto Company |
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| Other Name: | Vitale Building |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 71279 |
| Location (Address): | 209-213 E MAIN ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Mount Horeb |
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| Year Built: | 1917 |
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| Additions: | 1926 1976 |
| Survey Date: | 19962017 |
| Historic Use: | automobile showroom |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/5/2019 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/17/2018 |
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| Additional Information: | Built for the Benson and Reilly Auto Company in 1917. By 1918, John Hanley had bought out Benson, and the firm became Hanley and Reilly. By 1926, Hanley was sole proprietor. That year, 213 E Main St was erected as an addition to this building. In 1976, the exterior was remodeled to create the Swiss chalet-like appearance for the Ryser Brothers cheese and gift shop. Building was clad with stucco in 2001. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Mount Horeb Mail 10/11/2001. Miller, Elizabeth L. Mount Horeb, Wisconsin: An Intensive Survey of the Historic Resources of the Commercially-Zoned Downtown. Mount Horeb: Mount Horeb Chamber of Commerce, 1997. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |