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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 20 E MAIN ST |
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| County | Grant |
| City/Village | Platteville |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1866 |
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| Additions | C. 1888 |
| Survey Date | 1983 |
| Historic Use | small retail building |
| Architectural Style | Italianate |
| Structural System | |
| Wall Material | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Other Buildings On Site | |
| Demolished | No |
| Demolished Date | |
| Additional Comments |
THIS TWO-STORY, FRAME COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE FEATURES A SIDED FACADE THAT AT ONE TIME WAS WOOD FRAMED. A PROJECTING WOODEN BRACKETED CORNICE IS AN ITALIANATE-INFLUENCED DESIGN ELEMENT. THE OTHERWISE UNREMARKABLE FRONT FACADE HAS PLAIN WINDOWS, AND THE BRICK REAR ELEVATION HAS ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS. THE STOREFRONT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY ALTERED. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: THE ONLY REMAINING FRAME COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE ON MAIN STREET, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS STRUCTURE HAS BEEN HINDERED BY THE ALTERATION OF THE FRONT AND THE ADDITION OF SIDING. ACCORDING TO THE INTENSIVE SURVEY REPORT, THE WILLIAM ELGAR GENERAL STORE AND RESIDENCE IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. IT WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1884 AND 1892. (SEE BIB. REF. A) HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE INVENTORY CARD FOR THIS BUILDING, THE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION OCCURRED IN 1866. A REAR ADDITION WAS THEN PRODUCED IN 1888 CA. |
| Bibliographic References | A. SANBORN-PERRIS MAP, CITY OF PLATTEVILLE, 1884, 1892. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Main Street Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date | Mar 09, 1990 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 01, 1989 |
| Contributing | No |
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