Property Record
142 W WATER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Copeland |
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| Other Name: | E.J. Osborne Clothing |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 80758 |
| Location (Address): | 142 W WATER ST |
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| County: | Lafayette |
| City: | Shullsburg |
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| Year Built: | 1886 |
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| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| 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: | Water Street Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/28/1990 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/23/1990 |
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| Additional Information: | The west one third of a 19th century one story brick commercial block, this store retains the recessed entrance framing cast iron columns and street level cornice of the original structure. A terra-cotta cornice that includes bands of stylized leaf design, a classical tongue and bead design and a circular medallion design ties the three identical store fronts together into one brick block. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Seq. History of Shullsburg, 1827-1977 (Shullsburg: Badger Historical Society, 1977), p. 68. (B) Shullsburg Plat Map, 1874. (C) Butterfield, History of Lafayette Co., (1881), p. 1576. (D) Wisconsin State Gazetteer, 1873-1912. (E) Shullsburg Pick and Gad, Jan. 1, 1903. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |