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16 W MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
16 W MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:Campbell/Spencer Building
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:85198
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):16 W MAIN ST
County:Rock
City:Evansville
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:
Additions:
Survey Date:2006
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Boomtown
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
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:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. BUILT PRIOR TO 1871 ACCORDING TO 1871 BIRD'S EYE VIEW.

A brick addition to the front of the structure was removed to reestablish the original street-front.

"A fire in 2005 prompted serious consideration for demolition of this building. New owners resolved to save the structure, built prior to 1871, and restored it is a historically-sensitive manner. A brick addition to the front of the structure was removed to reestablish the original street-front. The restoration won a historic preservation award from the Evansville Grove Society in 2010." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014.
Bibliographic References:BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF EVANSVILLE, WI. CHICAGO: CHICAGO LITHOGRAPHING CO., 1871. 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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