Property Record
CA124 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 137199 |
| Location (Address): | CA124 E MAIN ST |
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| County: | Jackson |
| City: | Alma Center |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
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| Architectural Style: | Boomtown |
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| Wall Material: | Drop Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2005- This building was built in 1898 to house the W. H. Cooper Brothers windmill business. Subsequently, it housed the Cady & Ringrose automobile garage and gasoline filling station business and also the Lee Brothers Strawberry Exchange from 1938 to 1968, a period during which Alma Center called itself "The Strawberry Capital of Wisconsin." It is now the only known intact surviving building in Alma Center that was historically associated with industry and especially with the strawberry producing industry. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Architecture and History Survey. October 2005. Prepared by Timothy F. Heggland. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |