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121-125 KING ST (106 E DOTY ST) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

121-125 KING ST (106 E DOTY ST)

Architecture and History Inventory
121-125 KING ST (106 E DOTY ST) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Christian Dick Block
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:71910
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):121-125 KING ST (106 E DOTY ST)
County:Dane
City:Madison
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1889
Additions:
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Romanesque Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Conover and Porter
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Christian Dick Block
National Register Listing Date:12/19/2002
State Register Listing Date:7/19/2002
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:Madison Historic Landmark: 10/20/1998

A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Map code is 0709-242-0301-4 (part).

"In its earlier years the Dick Block was a Schlitz Brewery saloon with a dance studio. It was also a hotel and later retail and office space." "Preserving the Past" Wisconsin State Journal 5/10/1998.
Bibliographic References:Tax records. City directories. Wisconsin State Journal 12/7/1889. Madison Democrat 6/1889 n.d. Wisconsin State Journal 4/26/1998. "Preserving the Past" Wisconsin State Journal 5/10/1998. Madison Landmarks Commission and Capitol Neighborhoods, The First Settlement Neighborhood: A Walking Tour, 1988.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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