| Additional Information: | Sanborn-Perris maps show that this two-story brick Twentieth Century Commercial Style building was built between 1905 and 1911 and that in 1911 its basement story was occupied by a restaurant, its first story by a furniture store (Vig's Furniture Store), and the second story by the meeting hall of the I.O.O.F. (Odd Fellows). In 1926, the first story was taken over by the Viroqua post office, which remained there until 1939, when the present post office building was built.
1995- "Sanborn maps snow that this fine two-story Twentieth Century Commercial style building was built between 1905 and 1911. 'l'he building is rectilinear in plan, measures 70-feet deep by 40-feet-wide, has a poured concrete foundation, a full basement story, and wall clad in brick. The main facade faces west onto Main Street and early photos show that its first story originally contained a large storefront, to the right of which was a small, recessed entrance to the second story. The origina1 storefront has now been replaced by one of modern design and a f1xed plastic canopy now spans the wldth of the first story just above the storefront. The five-bay-wide second story of the facade is still highly intact, however, although the very well-designed modern windows that now fill its five flat-arched window openings are somewhat different than the originals, each of which consisted of one-over-one-light double hung sash surmounted by a six-light transom. The remaining teatures ot this story, including the stone stringcourses that accent the windows and the sloping parapet wall that crowns the facade, are all still intact.
Sanborn maps and other sources show that in 1911 this building was occupied by a restaurant (basement story), Vig's Furniture store (first story), and that the International Order of Odd Fellows (l.O.O.F.) had a meeting hall in the second story. By 1922 the first story contained two stores, a millinery shop and a photography studio. In 1926, the first story was taken over by the Viroqua Post office and it remained in the building until 1939 when the present post office was built. Today, the building is occupied by the Viking lnn restaurant and the recent restoration of the facade is one of the success stories of Viroqua's recently completed Main Street Program."
- "USH 14 Transportation Study ", WisDOT ID #1646-07-00, Prepared by Timothy F Heggland (1995). |
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