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122 S MAIN ST

Historic Name:
Waupaca County National Bank
Other Name:
Coldwell Banker
Reference Number:
71837

Property Location

Location (Address)
122 S MAIN ST
County
Waupaca
City/Village
Waupaca
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1893
Additions
Survey Date
1998
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
William Waters,Andrew G. Nelson and Simon Jensen
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
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.
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.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Apr 12, 2002
State Register Listing Date
Jan 18, 2002
Contributing
Yes
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