Property Record
100 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Walworth State Bank |
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| Other Name: | Various offices |
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| Reference Number: | 151384 |
| Location (Address): | 100 N MAIN ST |
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| County: | Walworth |
| City: | Walworth |
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| Year Built: | 1927 |
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| Survey Date: | 2010 |
| Historic Use: | bank/financial institution |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | William R. Schulzke; Axel Carlson Co. |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. The Walworth State Bank was first established in 1900 (or 1901) as the Walworth Exchange Bank, a private institution. In 1903, it was reorganized as the Walworth State Bank and it had its first quarters in the one-story building just north of the Higbee Building (106 N. Main Street) on the Village Square. The financial institution continued to operate out of that building until the subject Neoclassical-style building was constructed at the southwest corner of the square. Four years after its opening, the bank was robbed and the culprits were never captured. In 1958, the bank's interior was remodeled; however, just twelve years later, in 1970, a new Walworth State Bank was erected on the outskirts of the village. |
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| Bibliographic References: | "Walworth Bank Strongly Serves Since 1903," and Walworth State Bank, advertisement, including timeline, in The (Walworth) Times, Sesquicentennial Editions, 2 July 1987, pages 11 and 10, respectively. “Architecture/History Survey: Reconstruct USH 14: Illinois State Line To I-43.” WHS project number 11-0524/WL. July 2010, rechecked February 2011. Heritage Research, Ltd. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |