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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 121 E DECKER ST |
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| County | Vernon |
| City/Village | Viroqua |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1937 |
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| Survey Date | 1995 |
| Historic Use | gas station/service station |
| Architectural Style | Spanish/Mediterranean Styles |
| Structural System | Unknown |
| Wall Material | Brick |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments |
Sanborn-Perris maps show that this one-story, brick, Mediterranean Revival style automobile service station was built after 1933 and the design suggests a construction date in the 1930s. According to abstract of title, the station was built in 1937. Appears to be a standard plan Sinclair design. 1995- "Service Station (now Fred's Small Motor Repair Shop), VE23/4. Sanborn maps show that this one-story rectilinear plan Mediterranean Revival style building was constructed after 1933. The building has a concrete pad foundation, its walls are constructed out of cream brick, and its flat roof is hidden by a flattened triangular arch-shaped parapet wall on the east-facing side elevation and by two barrel tile-covered pent roofs that form the parapet on the main north-facing facade. All of the building's original display windows and doors appear to be still intact, including the two large twelve-light overhead garage doors on the main facade, and in general the building, while in somewhat deteriorated condition, appears to be in largely original condition. Never-the-less, the relatively simple design and modest scale of the building makes it unlikely that it is individually eligible for listing in the NRHP." - "USH 14 Transportation Study ", WisDOT ID #1646-07-00, Prepared by Timothy F Heggland (1995). |
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National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Not Listed |
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