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5902 MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
5902 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Tollef Lewis Building
Other Name:DENTAL OFFICE
Contributing:
Reference Number:18937
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):5902 MAIN ST
County:Dane
City:Mcfarland
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1897
Additions:
Survey Date:1987
Historic Use:small office building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Board
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
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:MOULDED BRACKETED CORNICESTILTED SEGMENTAL ARCH BRICK LINTELSCOMPLETELY ALTERED 1ST FLRWIDE VERTICAL BOARD BAND OVER 1ST FLR

2016- "Built around the same time as the Ole S. Olson building, it is very likely to have been constructed by the same builder since they share similar features. This building is also a Neo-Classical Revival style. Tollef Lewis operated a furniture business here as well as a barbershop and undertaking business. Gordon and Patricia Lofgren moved to McFarland in 1961 when he started his dentistry practice in the building. Eventually, Gordon retired and it continues to house a family dentist. The Lofgrens restored the exterior in 1990 and own the building in 2015."
-"Historic McFarland: A Walking Tour" booklet, Third printing, published by the McFarland Historical Society, (March 2016).
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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