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Property Record

113 W LAKE ST

Historic Name:
OTTO GERICKE BUILDING
Other Name:
MING'S GARDEN CHINESE RESTAURANT
Reference Number:
229222

Property Location

Location (Address) 113 W LAKE ST
County Jefferson
City/Village Lake Mills
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built 1915
Additions
Survey Date 2014,2018
Historic Use small retail building
Architectural Style Commercial Vernacular
Structural System
Wall Material Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments A 'site file' titled Lake Mills Downtown Commercial Historic District 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 two-store building was built in 1915 for Otto Gericke. The building replaced an older two-story brick-veneered building on the same site owned by Gericke that was destroyed by fire in 1914. Henry Luetzow's meat market was one of the first occupants.
Bibliographic References Lake Mills Leader: November 12, 1914, p. 1; November 19, 1914, p. 1; June 3, 1915, p. 1. Roland R. Liebenow. People, Their Places, and Things: 50 More Tales From Lake Mills. Lake Mills, 2010, p. 160.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name Lake Mills Downtown Commercial Historic District
National Register Listing Date Apr 05, 2019
State Register Listing Date Nov 30, 2018
Contributing Yes
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