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110 W MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

110 W MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
110 W MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:SHEPHERD BROTHERS FEED AND FLOUR STORE
Other Name:PARAMOUNT PHOTO/ VIRTUE STUDIO
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:46354
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):110 W MAIN ST
County:Grant
City:Platteville
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1919
Additions:
Survey Date:1983
Historic Use:large 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: Main Street Commercial Historic District
National Register Listing Date:3/9/1990
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information: THIS LONG, TWO-STORY COMERCIAL STRUCTURE FEATURES A BRICK EXTERIOR AND A FLAT SLOPING ROOF. LOZENGE-SHAPED STONE DECORATIONS AND A CUT-BRICK PATTERN EMBELLISH THE CORNICE. OTHER BRICK DESIGNS ARE LOCATED AROUND THE STOREFRONT. THE WINDOW OPENINGS ON THE SECOND FLOOR HAVE BEEN FILLED IN PARTIALLY, LEAVING OPENINGS FOR SMALLER WINDOWS. THE STOREFRONT HAS BEEN ALTERED AS WELL, ALTHOUGH IT WAS LESS SO THAN THE CHANGE IN THE SECOND STORY WINDOWS. THIS BUILDING IS SITUATED ON A CORNER LOT.
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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