Property Record
103 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | NATHANIEL FRANK BUILDING |
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| Other Name: | MAIN STREET RESTAURANT |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 46594 |
| Location (Address): | 103 E MAIN ST |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Omro |
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| Year Built: | 1881 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1990 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Omro Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/7/1996 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 4/25/1995 |
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| Additional Information: | F IN THE PHOTO CODES IS SHORT FOR FCS AND R IS FOR RED. DESCRIPTION: THE PRINCIPAL ALTERATION TO THIS BUILDING IS MODERNIZATION TO ITS FIRST-FLOOR, MAIN-FACADE STOREFORNT AREA. WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN TWO GLASS STOREFRONTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH BOARD PANELS AND SMALLER RECTANGULAR WINDOWS TO ACCOMMODATE THE FIRST FLOOR'S CURRENT USE AS A RESTAURANT. THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING IS LARGELY HISTORICALLY INTACT. ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE: ANOTHER ITALIANATE STRUCTURE ON MAIN STREET WITH FINE ORNAMENTAL BRICKWORK IS THIS TWO-STORY STRUCTURE. IT FEATURES SEGMENTAL-ARCHED, FOUR-OVER-FOUR WINDOWS WITH HOODED CORWNS AND KEYSTONES ON THE SECOND FLOOR. THE ORNAMANETAL BRICKWORK INCLUDES PILASTERS, CORNICE PATTERNS, A PATTERNED MASONRY PARAPET, AND THE HOODED WINDOWS. |
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| Bibliographic References: | STROLLING THROUGH OMRO'S PAST, CITY OF OMRO, 1995. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |