Property Record
100 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Alma Center Bank |
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| Reference Number: | 74369 |
| Location (Address): | 100 E MAIN ST |
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| County: | Jackson |
| City: | Alma Center |
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| Year Built: | 1902 |
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| Survey Date: | 20052024 |
| Historic Use: | bank/financial institution |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2005- The building was originally built for Herman Shultz in 1902 to house his tavern and a bowling alley. In 1903, Shultz sold it to J.B. Esser, who first used it to house a general store and then leased it to the Alma Center Bank in 1905, which occupied it until 1973 as a branch of the Jackson County Bank. 2024 - Two story Commercial Vernacular building on a corner lot with a ‘flat’ roof and brick walls and parapets, stone and steel lintels, one-over-one windows, and a concrete foundation. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Architecture and History Survey. October 2005. Prepared by Timothy F. Heggland. 2024 - Historic Architectural Survey for the Grid Forward -- Central Wisconsin Transmission Line Project, prepared by Stantec, Inc., for PSCW, on behalf of ATC |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |