Property Record
113 W LAKE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | OTTO GERICKE BUILDING |
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| Other Name: | MING'S GARDEN CHINESE RESTAURANT |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 229222 |
| Location (Address): | 113 W LAKE ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Lake Mills |
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| Year Built: | 1915 |
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| Survey Date: | 20142018 |
| 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: | 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. This two-store building was built in 1915 for Otto Gericke. The building replaced an older two-story brick-veneered building on the same site owned by Gericke that was destroyed by fire in 1914. Henry Luetzow's meat market was one of the first occupants. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Lake Mills Leader: November 12, 1914, p. 1; November 19, 1914, p. 1; June 3, 1915, p. 1. Roland R. Liebenow. People, Their Places, and Things: 50 More Tales From Lake Mills. Lake Mills, 2010, p. 160. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |