114-118 E MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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114-118 E MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
114-118 E MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Lewis Tailor Shop/Bakken Barbershop
Other Name:Witte Building
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:12685
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):114-118 E MAIN ST
County:Dane
City:Mount Horeb
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1886
Additions: 1912
Survey Date:19962017
Historic Use:small retail building
Architectural Style:Boomtown
Structural System:Balloon Frame
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:3/5/2019
State Register Listing Date:8/17/2018
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:PEAKED MOULDED LINTELS. TRANSOM ON CNR BARBER SHOP.

1986- "A classic Boomtown Front, this commercial building was built in two sections. Notice the origianl clapboard siding and the Italianate influenced second story window hoods. The west section was built in 1886 for Lewis H. Lois, who is said to be the first tailor in town. The east storefront was built to house John and Ray Bakken's barbershop in 1912 and it was used as a barbershop for many years. Other uses have been a cigar and tobacco shop, grocery store and restaurant, and a produce company from about 1919 to 1928, which sold farm products such as eggs, butter, poultry, game, hides and furs."
"Mount Horeb Wisconsin: Historic Downtown Self-Guided Walking Tour", pamphlet, Mount Horeb Landmarks Foundation, 1986.
Bibliographic References:Miller, Elizabeth L. Mount Horeb, Wisconsin: An Intensive Survey of the Historic Resources of the Commercially-Zoned Downtown. Mount Horeb: Mount Horeb Chamber of Commerce, 1997.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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