Property Record
106 CHURCH AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Bank of Casco |
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| Reference Number: | 26575 |
| Location (Address): | 106 CHURCH AVE |
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| County: | Kewaunee |
| City: | Casco |
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| Year Built: | 1914 |
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| Additions: | 1924 |
| Survey Date: | 19812021 |
| Historic Use: | bank/financial institution |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Oppenhamer & Obel (Addition) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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. 2021 - Resurveyed, appearance altered The former Bank of Casco located at the southeast corner of Main Street and Church Avenue in Casco. The brick, Neoclassical-style building was constructed in 1914, followed by an addition in 1924. It currently functions as a single-family residence. The building has a rectangular footprint, partially exposed concrete block foundation, and a flat roof with a brick parapet and stone coping. The building’s primary facade is its west elevation, which is five bays wide with square brick pilasters between each bay. The northernmost bay has the primary entrance, which is recessed and angled to the northwest toward the intersection of Main Street and Church Avenue. A modern paneled door is accessed by a set of modern concrete steps with a metal railing. The remaining four bays to the south each have a large modern aluminum frame picture window with a concrete sill. Above the entrance and window bays are a concrete architrave and cornice that extend across the full width of the façade and the other elevations. In the brick frieze between the architrave and cornice is a central concrete panel that reads, “BANK OF CASCO.” Centered above the cornice on the parapet is a smaller concrete panel that reads, “1914.” The parapet is a low-pitched triangular gable that curves upward to form merlons at each corner. On top of each merlon is a stone urn. The parapet has the same appearance on all four sides of the building. The north elevation facing Main Street is nearly identical to the facade but is only four bays wide. The aforementioned recessed entry is in the westernmost bay, while the remaining three bays to the east have the same modern aluminum frame picture windows that are on the façade. The east elevation has two square window openings, one completely infilled with brick and the other a single-light fixed window that presumably used to be a drive-through teller window. At the south, rear end of the east elevation is a glass block window that appears to be a former door opening. The rear, south elevation has a fully exposed walk-out basement. At the basement level are three square fixed windows and a door. Directly above is a grouping of three replacement windows that share one concrete sill. At the east end of the elevation, above the basement door, is a smaller and narrower window and what appears to be a burglar alarm bell from the historic period of the bank. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “New Banks and Changes,” The Commercial West 25, no. 5 (January 31, 1914); “Bank Addition is Nearing Completion,” Green Bay Press-Gazette, December 12, 1924; Realtor.com, “106 Church Ave, Casco, WI 54205,” https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/106-Church-Ave_Casco_WI_54205_M72546-99362 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |