Property Record
104 S MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Ganong's Post Office |
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| Other Name: | Hallmark Cards |
| Contributing: | No |
| Reference Number: | 74561 |
| Location (Address): | 104 S MAIN ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Fort Atkinson |
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| Year Built: | 1870 |
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| Additions: | 1964 |
| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | post office |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
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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: | One-story building with modern, featureless metal panel front added in 1964. Stuccoed masonry side wall. This building served as the community's post office in the 1870s and 1880s. Later it was a restaurant for many years. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Abstract of title. (B) 1870s newspapers found in walls by remodeller. (C) Building permit. (D) Sanborn-Perris Maps. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |