Property Record
715 GENESEE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | HAWK'S INN DANCE HALL |
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| Other Name: | Lang Candles |
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| Reference Number: | 7822 |
| Location (Address): | 715 GENESEE ST |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Delafield |
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| Year Built: | 1848 |
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| Additions: | 1863 |
| Survey Date: | 2002 |
| Historic Use: | dance hall |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Originally built as a dance hall but later moved to its current location and clad with crick. The building became a town hall in the 1870s or 1880s. It ceased being used as a town hall in 1969. 2002: It is believed that this frame building was constructed in 1848 as a dance hall addition for an establishment known as Hawk's Inn. In 1863, the building was moved a short distance to its current location where it was faced with brick and utilized as a general store, shoe store and post office. In the late 1870s, the Town of Delafield purchased the structure for use as a town hall. Previously, the town had conducted its activiites in a school house. In ca. 1900, the building was raised and a basement was constructed. This basement was used for meetings by various local organizations. In 1969, the Town of Delafield constructed a new building and the subject structure was converted into office space. It currently houses a gift store known as Lang Candles. |
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| Bibliographic References: | ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976). Delafield Heritage Trails #4. Architecture/History Survey 2002: Heritage Research (Faltinson) |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |