Property Record
136 S Main St (AKA 135 5th Ave)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Patrick W. Harns Block |
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| Other Name: | Hemauer's Decorating |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 14715 |
| Location (Address): | 136 S Main St (AKA 135 5th Ave) |
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| County: | Washington |
| City: | West Bend |
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| Year Built: | 1898 |
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| Survey Date: | 19872022 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | 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: | An octangonal corner entrance tower with a bell cast pavilion roof distinguishes this Queen Anne styled retail building. Transoms appear over the tower doors and windows. A polygonal second floor oriel and a dentilled cornice are other architectural elements of this structure. Another map code is 19/27 on the Hand drawn map. was Hemauer's Decorating in 1987. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Tax rolls, City of West Bend, 1897, 1898. The 1900 Sanborn map identifies that a barber was, at that time, located in this building. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |