Property Record
401 N WISCONSIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Van Velzer Garage |
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| Other Name: | Vacant |
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| Reference Number: | 141220 |
| Location (Address): | 401 N WISCONSIN ST |
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| County: | Walworth |
| City: | Elkhorn |
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| Year Built: | 1923 |
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| Survey Date: | 2006 |
| Historic Use: | automobile showroom |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This was originally a Hupmobile dealership and service garage. The building was later known as Benning Motor Sales and subsequent owners include the following: Wales & Klitzkie, Wales Motor Sales, Alex Johnson & Dean Matthews, Pope Overland Co. Thereafter, the structure functioned as a clothes cleaner. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Datestone on building. THe Elkhorn Independent, 11 October and 13 December 1923. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |