Property Record
166-172 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Caldwell House Hotel |
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| Other Name: | Mercier Hotel and Sports Bar |
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| Reference Number: | 153284 |
| Location (Address): | 166-172 N MAIN ST |
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| County: | Oconto |
| City: | Oconto Falls |
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| Year Built: | 1895 |
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| Additions: | C. 1904 |
| Survey Date: | 2009 |
| Historic Use: | lodging-hotel |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 0 |
| 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. 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. |
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| 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. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |