134 E MAPLE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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134 E MAPLE ST

Architecture and History Inventory
134 E MAPLE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:STEPHEN JOHNSON BUILDING
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:44977
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):134 E MAPLE ST
County:Grant
City:Lancaster
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1874
Additions:
Survey Date:2005
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: Courthouse Square Historic District
National Register Listing Date:4/7/2006
State Register Listing Date:1/20/2006
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information: THIS SIMPLE COMMERCIAL BLOCK IS IDENTIFIED MAINLY BY SEGMENTAL ARCH OPENINGS AND HIGHLIGHTED BY VOUSSOIRS. A RECTANGULAR PLAN CONFIGURATION, A FLAT ROOF, AND A BRICK EXTERIOR ARE OTHER FEATURES OF THIS TWO STORY RETAIL BUILDING. THIS STRUCTURE WAS FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. ITS HISTORIC COMMERCIAL USES WERE AS FOLLOWS: 134 E. MAPLE WAS THE HOME OF A BOOKSTORE IN C. 1878 (C); A RESTAURANT FROM C. 1894 TO C. 1905; AND A BAKERY IN C. 1912. (B)

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
THIS BRICK STRUCTURE HAS HOUSED A VAREITY OF COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES. IN AN 1878 PHOTOGRAPH, A BOOKSTORE OCCUPIED 134 E. MAPLE STREET. (C) THE SANBORN MAPS AVAILABLE FOR THE CITY OF LANCASTER SHOW A RESTAURANT AND LATER A BAKERY AT 134 E. MAPLE STREET AND A HARNESS SHOP. (C)
Bibliographic References:A. CITY OF LANCASTER TAX ROLLS. THE BUILDING IS SHOWN ON AN 1878 PHOTOGRAPH INCLUDED IN AN ALBUM AT THE LANCASTER PUBLIC LIBRARY. B. SANBORN MAPS (1894, 1899, 1905, 1912, 1927. C. 1878 PHOTO ABAILABLE AT LANCASTER PUBLIC LIBRARY. 2005, Timothy F. Heggland. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Courthouse Square Historic District, Lancaster, WI.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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