Property Record
73-85 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BAYLEY BLOCK |
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| Other Name: | SCHULTZ BROTHERS/ FITZGERALD LAW OFFICE |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 46221 |
| Location (Address): | 73-85 E MAIN ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Platteville |
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| Year Built: | 1898 |
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| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/9/1990 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | THIS BEIGE BRICK, TWO-STORY COMMERCIAL BLOCK HAS A FLAT SLOPING ROOF AND PLAIN WINDOWS. A DENTICULATED AND CUT-BRICK CORNICE AND A PATTERNED BRICK STRING COURSE RUN AROUND THE FACADE AND WEST SIDE. THE STORE FRONT HAS HAD SOME ALTERATION FOR CONTEMPORARY USE. THE RED BRICK WALL AT THE REAR HAS SEGMENTAL ARCHED WINDOWS. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE: THIS BUILDING WAS ERECTED ON THE SITE OF THE ORIGINAL BRICK "BAYLEY BLOCK" OF 1845. IT HAS HOUSED MANY SMALLER BUSINESSES. THE POST OFFICE WAS LOCATED HERE UNTIL 1910. THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1898. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. SANBORN-PERRIS MAPS, CITY OF PLATTEVILE, 1892, 1900. B. RICHARD BOODELL, INTERVIEW, MAY 10, 1983. C. RICHARD BARDEN, INTERVIEW, MAY 3, 1893. D. GRANT CO. (WI) WITNESS, 23 AUGUST 1933. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |