Property Record
200 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Bank of Little Chute |
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| Other Name: | Van Hoof Law Office |
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| Reference Number: | 52375 |
| Location (Address): | 200 E MAIN ST |
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| County: | Outagamie |
| City: | Little Chute |
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| Year Built: | 1906 |
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| Survey Date: | 2001 |
| Historic Use: | bank/financial institution |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | W.W. DeLong |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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. This red brick, two story building features a corner entrance flanked by Doric columns and an arch with emphaszied voussoirs. 2001- 2-story Neoclassical evival bank buildingsits on a cut stone foundation and is sheathed with brick. The building's canted corner entry is dominated by a large stone archwith an ornamental keystone that is set on a pair of short Ionic columns. A modern door is set within the surround and is topped with a round arched, carved stone inset. Another significant feature of the building is the projecting denticulated corniceand carved wooden frieze. The cornice is topped with a brick parapet with stone coping; the canted corner exhibits a triangular stone inset witha sunburst design. Additional stone ornamentation accents all window openings. A molded beltcourse runs between the first and second levels. A local history indicates that the building was built in 1906 as the Bank of Little Chute., the village's first banking institution. The bank is a very good example of the Neoclassical Revival style of architecture and is therefore recommended for further study. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A Century of Progress, p. 128. 2001, Heritage Research Ltd. Architecture / History Survey for WisDOT project #4075-13-00 (WHS Compliance Project #01-0905). The Improvement Bulletin 6/2/1906. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |