Property Record
122 S MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Waupaca County National Bank |
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| Other Name: | Coldwell Banker |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 71837 |
| Location (Address): | 122 S MAIN ST |
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| County: | Waupaca |
| City: | Waupaca |
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| Year Built: | 1893 |
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| Survey Date: | 1998 |
| Historic Use: | bank/financial institution |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | William Waters; Andrew G. Nelson and Simon Jensen |
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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: | 4/12/2002 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/18/2002 |
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| Additional Information: | The Queen Anne style building is three-stories in height and constructed of red brick. It is decorated with rough-finished limestone trim above and below openings. The cornice is defined by a limestone belt course and features brick corbeling in a square pattern. The corner is flattened and features a gable-roofed parapet that suggests a tower. Arched limestone blocks decorate the openings on all of the stories. Openings are generally single light sashes decorated with transoms. The original storefront has been altered with an early twentieth century smooth limestone veneer in the Classical Revival style. It features an entablature frieze, shallow pilasters, and large openings. The building is an outstanding example of the commercial Queen Anne style designed by noted architect William Waters. The building has a high level of historic integrity and its remodeled period storefront blends in well with the rest of the building. The building was the home to the Waupaca County Bank, the modern First National Bank, and to many professional offices and the Knights of Pythias Castle Hall. Particularly because of its association with the Waupaca National Bank, the building is historically significant. The building also adds to the architectural and historical significance of the Main Street Historic District. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in Wisconsin's Main Street Communities, Wisconsin Main Street Program, 1998. Waupaca Post Semi-Centennial Ed. "A New National Bank," Waupaca Post, 11 September 1890, p. 5. Freiburger, Rosemary and John Holzman. Our Heritage. Waupaca, WI: Waupaca County Post, 1976. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |