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113 S MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
113 S MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:MARSHALL BUILDING
Other Name:SOUTHWESTERN REALTY, INC.
Contributing:
Reference Number:44316
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):113 S MAIN ST
County:Grant
City:Cuba City
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1919
Additions:
Survey Date:1982
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT: THIS BRICK TWO STORY COMMERICAL STRUCTURE WITH A FLAT ROOF HAS A SCULPTURED PARAPET OR CORNICE WHITE STONE, COLORED STYLIZED SWAG DECROATION, A STRING COURSE THAT OUTLINES THE SCULPTURED PARAPET AND RUNS ACROSS THE FACADE AT CORNICE HEIGHT, AND SEGMENTAL ARCHED DOUBLE WINDOWS ACCENT THE STRUCTURE. THE SCULPTED PARAPET HAS BOTH NAME AND DATE STONES. THERE IS A BRICK ADDITION AT THE REAR. THE STORE FRONT HAS BEEN DRASTICALLY ALTERED FOR CONTEMPORARY USE. HISTORICAL STATEMENT: THE MARSHALL BUILDING IS HISTORICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF CUBA CITY'S COMMERICAL DISTRICT. WILLIAM MARSHALL HAD THIS BUILDING BUILT IN 1919 FOR HIS BUTCHER SHOP. THE BUILDING WAS LATER BOUGHT AND REMODELED FOR MOVIE THEATER PURPOSES BY GILBERT SKELDING AND HERRY KELLNER. THE MASON'S BOUGHT THE BUILDING IN 1932 FOR THIS MEETING HALL. IN 1934, IT BECAME KNOWN AS THE CUBA THEATER. THEY HAVE SINCE DISBANDED THE CUBA THEATER, WHICH CLOSED IN 1973. THE BUILDING NOW SERVES AS THE HEADQUARTERS OF SOUTHWESTERN REALTY INC. (C)
Bibliographic References:A. DATE AND NAME PLAQUE. B. SANBORN-PERRIS MAP, 1932. C. CUBA CITY CENTENNIAL HISTORY, 100 YEARS, 1875 TO 1975, P. 19.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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