Property Record
79 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Andra Block |
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| Other Name: | Vance Building |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 74498 |
| Location (Address): | 79 N MAIN ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Fort Atkinson |
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| Year Built: | 1894 |
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| Additions: | 1959 |
| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | tavern/bar |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/7/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | Two-story cream brick load-bearing Victorian building with corbelled cornice, decorative brick panels, elaborate Victorian entablature and orieled bay with stained glass transom and exposed stone basement on south side, built to overlook the river. Pivital for its prominent riverfront location and fine Victorian design. One of four buildings constructed on site of buildings destroyed by fire in 1893. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Abstract of Title. (B) Jefferson County Directories, 1900-1905. (C) J.C. Union 6/18/1897. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |