Property Record
2225 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | JOHN FAHERTY HOUSE AND STORE BUILDING |
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Other Name: | DEWINTERS CORNER STORE AND BED AND BREAKFAST |
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Reference Number: | 44465 |
Location (Address): | 2225 N MAIN ST |
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County: | Grant |
City: | Hazel Green |
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Year Built: | 1847 |
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Additions: | 1854 |
Survey Date: | 1976 |
Historic Use: | retail building |
Architectural Style: | Federal |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | 1847 HOUSE, 1854 STORE. A TWO-STORY BRICK COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE THAT IS COMPOSED OF TWO BUILDINGS UNITED VISUALLY BY SIMILAR CORNICES. A FULL LENGTH STONE LINTEL ACROSS THE FACADE AND FLAT STONE LINTELS OVER THE SIX OVER SIX WINDOWS ACCENT THE FRONT FACADE. PILASTERS FRAME THE FRONT DOOR WHILE SIDELIGHTS FRAME THE SIDE DOOR. THE STRUCTURE TO THE LEFT WITH A LOW SLOPING ROOF HAS A SHED ADDITION AT THE REAR. AT ONE TIME, A TWO LEVEL PORCH OVER THE SIDEWALK EXTENDED FROM THE FRONT FACADE. (C) THIS BUILDING IS ARCHITECTRUALLY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT IS THE EARLIEST SURVIVING BRICK ARCHITECTURE IN THE VILLAGE OF HAZEL GREEN. HOWEVER, THE LACK OF MAINTENANCE AND USE HAS DIMINISHED ITS SIGNIFICANCE. E. SIMISON OWNED THE BUILDING AND USED IT AS A RESIDENCE FROM 1945 TO 1958. BY 1982, THE BUILDING HAD BECOME VACANT. |
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Bibliographic References: | A. HAZEL GREEN MAP, 1868. B. ABSTRACT E. SIMISON, HAZEL GREEN, WI. C. DONALD SIMISON, HAZEL GREEN, WI., 11-22-82. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |