Property Record
301 - 305 N Main St
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Hotel Wiskirchen |
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| Other Name: | Geib Hotel |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 14702 |
| Location (Address): | 301 - 305 N Main St |
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| County: | Washington |
| City: | West Bend |
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| Year Built: | 1896 |
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| Survey Date: | 19782022 |
| Historic Use: | lodging-hotel |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | West Bend Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/17/2023 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/18/2022 |
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| Additional Information: | Another map code for this building is WT 19/22, found on the Hand Drawn map. This three story commercial vernacular styled hotel/retail building features a rectangular shaped plan configuration, a stone foundation, a brick exterior, a brick and concrete trim, and a flat roof. Interrupting the roofline and centered on the facade is a brick parapet. Corbelling distinguishes this parapet as well as the cornice. Directly beneath this parapet is a two story bay window, whose details include a flat roof, a denticulated cornice, mullions and stickwork. The windows on the third story have segmental arched lintels, while those on the second story have flat arches and are visually connected by a heavy, cut stone lintel course. The storefront has been altered. The building is in fair condition. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 1896 date of construction included in Carl Quickert, ed., Washington County, Wisconsin: Past and Present, 2 vols. (Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1912), 1/157. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |