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175 W MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

175 W MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
175 W MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:DR. JAMES OETTIKER BUILDING
Other Name:HEISER HARDWARE
Contributing: No
Reference Number:46360
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):175 W MAIN ST
County:Grant
City:Platteville
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1895
Additions:
Survey Date:2004
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: OTTO KLEINHAMMER
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:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

THIS BRICK TWO-STORY COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE FEATURES A FLAT SLOPING ROOF AND SEGMENTAL ARCHED, FILLED-IN WINDOWS IN THE SIDE ELEVATIONS. THE FRONT FACADE HAS BEEN ALMOST ENTIRELY ALTERED. THE ONLY VISIBLE PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL FACAE IS THE PROJECTED CORNICE, WHICH FEATURES BRACKETS, GARLANDS, AND ACROTERIA AT THE CORNERS.

OTTO KLEINHAMMER WAS THE "BUILDER-ARCHITECT" FOR THIS BUILDING IN 1895. (SEE BIB. REF. A). HOWEVER, THE INTENSIVE SURVEY FORM INDICATES THE NAME OF THE ARCHITECT AS BEING HENRY KLEINHAMMER.
Bibliographic References:A. GRANT COUNTY (WI) WITNESS, 10 JULY 1935.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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