Property Record
300 BLOCK PRATT RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Monticello Cheese Cellars |
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| Other Name: | Cheese Warehouse / Stone Building |
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| Reference Number: | 90471 |
| Location (Address): | 300 BLOCK PRATT RD |
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| County: | Green |
| City: | Monticello |
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| Year Built: | 1888 |
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| Survey Date: | 1976 |
| Historic Use: | warehouse |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. This building originally served as a cheese warehouse for two railroads, the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul and the Illinois Central. Both railroads had side tracks to the building. One half of the structure is constructed with stone and the other half is constructed with brick. The brick half was constructed with Cream City or Watertown brick, which was the standard construction material for Illinois Central freight houses and non-public buildings. The other half is built with native limestone. Use of the building as a cheese warehouse was discontinued at an unknown date. Eventually, Rolph Brothers Construction purchased the building and used it as their millwork and cabinet shop. One corner of the building was converted into a living quarters for Jacob Kohler, a Rolph employee. The last known commercial use of the building was in the 1970s when Karlen Lumber used it for millwork storage. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Monticello, Past and Present. Monticello Historical Committee, 1977. pp 49. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |