Property Record
131 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Pyramid Cafe |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 229169 |
| Location (Address): | 131 N MAIN ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Lake Mills |
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| Year Built: | 1950 |
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| Survey Date: | 20142018 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Exotic Revivals |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Lake Mills Downtown Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/5/2019 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/30/2018 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' titled Lake Mills Downtown Commercial Historic District 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. The Pyramid Cafe was constructed in 1950. It is a one-story commercial vernacular building clad in a combination of wood paneling with a decorative floral detail and brick. The front (east) facade features a canted entryway flanked by fixed-pane storefront windows. The flat roof with pyramidal spire is covered with metal. The overhanging eave shelters the front facade. The building currently operates as the Café on the Park. A site visit in June 2014 confirmed the interior retains an open floor plan and the original dining counter with stools. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Frances May McCleery Crone and Ethel Mae Seward Wagner, 50 Years of Lake Mills, Wisconsin 1936-1985, (Lake Mills, Wis.: Leader Printing Company, 1986) Lake Mills Leader: February 23, 1950, p. 5 (illustrated). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |