166-172 N MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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166-172 N MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
166-172 N MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Caldwell House Hotel
Other Name:Mercier Hotel and Sports Bar
Contributing:
Reference Number:153284
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):166-172 N MAIN ST
County:Oconto
City:Oconto Falls
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1895
Additions:C. 1904
Survey Date:2009
Historic Use:hotel/motel
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:0
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
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. ALSO LATER KNOWN AS HOTEL SAUNDERS AND OCONTO FALLS HOTEL. NORTHWEST PORTION BUILT IN 1895 AND SOUTHEAST WING ADDED CA. 1904 ACCORDING TO SANBORN MAP OF THAT YEAR WHICH SHOWS THE WING "FROM PLANS." Destroyed by fire.
Bibliographic References:“Architecture/History Survey.” March 2009. Prepared by Timothy F. Heggland (MAP.) FIRE INSURANCE MAPS OF OCONTO FALLS, WI. NEW YORK: SANBORN-PERRIS MAP CO., 1904, 1911, 1919, 1929. NICHOLS, DIANE. A HISTORY OF OCONTO FALLS: 1839-1900. OCONTO: A NICHOL'S WORTH PRESS, 2004, P. 110 (ILLUSTRATED). DATESTONE.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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