Property Record
161-165 S MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | JAMES O. EATON BUSINESS BLOCK |
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| Other Name: | WEBER'S BAKERY, TROPHY ROOM TAVERN |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 3546 |
| Location (Address): | 161-165 S MAIN ST |
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| County: | Columbia |
| City: | Lodi |
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| Year Built: | 1866 |
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| Additions: | 1876 |
| Survey Date: | 1999 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Lodi Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/11/2014 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/18/2008 |
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| Additional Information: | PAIRED BRACKETS UNDER WOOD CORNICE. CAST IRON BAKERY FRONT (Left) PROBABLY ORIGINAL. TROPHY ROOM FRONT COVERED IN CARARRA GLASS. This building was built in two stages; the left (north) half was built in 1866 and the right (south) half was built in1876. Datestones for each are placed on the main facades and both were built for James. O. Eaton, one of Lodi's pioneer merchants. The upper story of the 1876 portion contains a large room that was used as the Lodi Opera House for many years and which was still in a reasonably intact state as of 1999. Other uses for the upper stories included housing the lodge rooms for the Masonic Lodge and other fraternal organizations, and professional offices such as the one of Dr. Whitelaw in the 1920s. The first story stores housed a variety of businesses, including for some years the clothing store of E.E. Seville. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Butterfield, Consul W. History of Columbia County, WI. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, pp. 883 (woodcut of building and Eaton's house next door) and 991. Lodi Valley News: 3/15/1876, p. 3; 4/12/1876, p. 3; 5/06/1876, p. 3; 5/10/1876, p. 3; 6/07/1876, p. 3; 6/28/1876, p. 3; 7/12/1876, p. 3; 1/17/1877, p. 3; 5/09/1877, p. 3; 6/13/1885, p. 3; 11/20/1886, p. 3. Lodi Enterprise: 8/17/1894 p. 1; 10/16/1903, p. 3; 6/12/1997 (historic photo). City of Lodi Tax Rolls. Date stone. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |