Property Record
101 S MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | First National Bank of Viroqua |
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| Other Name: | First National Bank of Viroqua |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 73570 |
| Location (Address): | 101 S MAIN ST |
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| County: | Vernon |
| City: | Viroqua |
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| Year Built: | 1908 |
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| Survey Date: | 1995 |
| Historic Use: | bank/financial institution |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Parkinson and Dockendorff |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Viroqua Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 7/17/2003 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 4/11/2003 |
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| Additional Information: | This very fine two-story brick and limestone Neo-Classical Revival style building was built for the Fisrt National Bank of Viroqua in 1908 to a design by the La Crosse firm of Parkinson & Dockendorff. The bank still occupies the building today and it was surveyed by the SHPO in 1976. The building was sandblasted c. 1989. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Vernon County Censor. July 22, 1908, p. 1 (illustrated). Zalewski, June. "Main Street meandering: Historic Walking Tour in Viroqua, Wisconsin." Wisconsin Humanities Commission, 1990. Vernon County Heritage. Viroqua: Vernon County Historical Society, 1994, p. 239. Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in Wisconsin's Main Street Communities, Wisconsin Main Street Program, 1998. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |