Property Record
108 MADISON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | The Clarke Building |
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| Reference Number: | 172521 |
| Location (Address): | 108 MADISON ST |
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| County: | Walworth |
| City: | Walworth |
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| Year Built: | 1904 |
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| Survey Date: | 2010 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Along with the two-story building immediately adjacent to the west (110-114 Madison Street; AHI#10336), this one-story building (which measures 25" x 80") was built in 1904 by C.C. & F.J. Clarke. A historic postcard image (undated, however, likely circa 1910s) of the building indicates that it served as a general merchandise store, the first name of the partnership reads either Peters or Petrus. |
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| Bibliographic References: | "Scene in Walworth, Wisc." Historic postcard, undated, but likely circa 1910, In local history collection at the Walworth Memorial Library, Walworth, WI. "A Good Season in the Building Line in Walworth," The Walworth Times, 27 October 1904, 1/5. \ Architecture/History Survey Reconstruct USH 14: Illinois State Line to I-43, 11-0524/WL. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |