Property Record
102 E OAK ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BLAINE COMMUNITY BUILDING |
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| Other Name: | BLAINE MOVIE THEATER |
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| Reference Number: | 44101 |
| Location (Address): | 102 E OAK ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Boscobel |
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| Year Built: | 1934 |
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| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | theater/opera house/concert hall |
| Architectural Style: | Art Deco |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | NERLINGER AND DURRANT |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | THE BLAINE THEATRE AND COMMUNITY BUILDING IS A TWO STORY BRICK STRUCTURE, BASICALLY L SHAPED IN PLAN. A MODERNE INFLUENCE IS EVIDENT IN THE SIMPLE MASSING, STREAMLINED FORMS AND SURFACE TREATMENT, PARTICULARLY THE SHALLOW LAYERING OF PILASTERS. THE COMMUNITY BUILDING WAS DESIGNED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF NERLINGER AND DURRANT (A). THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE CONSTRUCTION WAS L.S. WAGNER AND SON. FUNDING WAS PROVIDED, IN PART, BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY RELIEF ADMINISTRATION (FERA), WHICH SUCCEEDED THE CIVIL WORKS ADMINISTRATION (CWA-CEASED IN MARCH 1934); OVERSEEING THE PROJECT WAS JOHN F. CARROLL, THE FEDERAL SUPERVISOR. (C) THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED DURING THE YEARS 1934 AND 1935. DEDICATION OF THE THEATRE OCCURRED IN DECEMBER OF 1934, THE COMMUNITY BUILDING WAS DEDICATED IN JANUARY OF 1935. (D) THE BUILDING WAS NAMED IN HONOR OF JOHN BLAINE, FORMER GOVERNOR, SENATOR AND PROGRESSIVE ALLY OF ROBERT LAFOLLETTE. BLAINE'S POLITICAL CAREER HAD BEGUN AS A MAYOR OF BOSCOBEL AND ENDED WITH HIS DEATH, IN THE CITY IN 1934. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. BOSCOBEL DIAL. MAY 30, 1934 VOL. 63, NO. 1, P.1, COL.4. B. BOSCOBEL DIAL. JAN 16, 1935 VOL. 63, NO.33, P.1, COL.3. C. BOSCOBEL DIAL. JUNE 6, 1934 VOL. 63, NO. 2, P.1, COL.3. D. BOSCOBEL DIAL. DEC. 26, 1934 AND JAN. 16, 1935, P.1. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |