Property Record
144 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Omro Village Hall and Engine House |
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| Other Name: | OMRO AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 46434 |
| Location (Address): | 144 E MAIN ST |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Omro |
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| Year Built: | 1896 |
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| Survey Date: | 1990 |
| Historic Use: | village hall |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Fred G. Root |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Omro Village Hall and Engine House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/14/1997 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/6/1996 |
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| 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, State Historic Preservation Office. Thomas J. Thompson was the builder. F IN THE PHOTO CODES IS SHORT FOR FCS AND R IS FOR RED. DESCRIPTION: THIS TWO-STORY, BRICK BUILDING IS L PLAN IN SHAPE WITH A MULIHIPPED ROOF AND STONE AND CONCRETE FOUNDATION. IT HAS ONE SEMICIRCULAR FANLIGHT IN THE TOWER AND ANOTHER IN GABLE-ROOFED DORMER. THE TOWER HAS A HIPPED-WITH-DECK ROOF AND BRACKETED EAVES AND IS SQUARE IN SHAPE. THE MAIN ENTRANCE ON THE FRONT FACADE IS ARCHED, AND MOST OF THE WINDOWS ARE RECTANGULAR IN PLAIN FRAMES. THE WINDOWS HAVE STONE LINTELS AND SILLS. THE BUILDING ALSO FEATURES BRICK CORNICE PATTERNS. ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE: THIS BUILDING AND THE NEARBY OLD WOOLEN MILL BUILDING (ALSO ITALIANATE IN DESIGN) ARE THE MOST ARCHITECTURALLY PROMINENT BUILDINGS ON OMRO'S MAIN STREET. MOST CONSPICUOUS IS THE BUILDING'S FOUR-STORY CLOCK TOWER. IT ALSO FEATURES ORNAMENTAL BRICKWORK, STONE BELT COURSES, AND A MULTIHIPPED ROOF. THE STRUCTURE IS IN GOOD CONDITION. |
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| Bibliographic References: | SIGN. STROLLING THROUGH OMRO'S PAST, CITY OF OMRO, 1995. OMRO HERALD 11/2/1995. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |