Property Record
20 N WISCONSIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Reed Block |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 225695 |
| Location (Address): | 20 N WISCONSIN ST |
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| County: | Walworth |
| City: | Darien |
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| Year Built: | 1909 |
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| Survey Date: | 2013 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/4/2013 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 5/24/2013 |
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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, State Historic Preservation Office. 2012- "The Reed Block is a two-story building with a main elevation of dark red brick and side and rear walls of cream brick. It has a classically-influenced cornice under which are two rows of brick corbelling. The second story windows are symmetrical and filled with two single-light sashes and two modern sashes that were made to fit into the slightly larger window opening. The first floor storefront is extensively remodeled. An historic photograph shows two show windows flanking a double-door entrance with sidelights and a transom. This entire area has been enclosed with brick and vinyl siding, two pairs of modem sashes topped with fanlights and a partially enclosed entrance with a modem metal door. An enclosed staircase clad with vinyl siding sits along the south elevation. Historic sources, including photographs, show that this is the second building for George Reed's General Store, the first being a two-story frame building on this site. This building burned in a fire in 1909 and according to tax assessment rolls, the building was rebuilt in that same year. Reed operated his general store for many years in the twentieth century and later the building was used for a tavern with a bowling alley on the second floor." -"Request for SHPO Comment and Consultation on a Federal Undertaking", Prepared by Carol Lohry Cartwright, Historic Resources Consultant, (2012). |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |