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5 W MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

5 W MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
5 W MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:DR. CHARLES SMITH BUILDING
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:84956
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):5 W MAIN ST
County:Rock
City:Evansville
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1897
Additions:
Survey Date:2006
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Evansville Historic District
National Register Listing Date:11/16/1978
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:"Dr. Charles Smith was a pioneer physician in Evansville who, like Dr. John M. Evans, Sr., served as a surgeon in the 13th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. After the war, the two practiced medicine together, and conducted various commercial enterprises." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014.
Bibliographic References:MONTGOMERY, RUTH ANN. EVANSVILLE REVIEW. FEBRUARY 18, 1998, PP. 8-9; FEBRUARY 25, 1998, PP.8-9; MARCH 11, 1998, P. 8. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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