Property Record
107 S MOUND AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Chappell Building |
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| Reference Number: | 66334 |
| Location (Address): | 107 S MOUND AVE |
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| County: | Lafayette |
| City: | Belmont |
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| Year Built: | 1884 |
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| Survey Date: | 19841993 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A simple commercial structure distinguished by brickwork at the cornice line and three segmental arch openings. The lower storefront area has been altered. This building, which originally housed a grocery store, was constructed in 1884 after the fire which devastated this section of the block. The 1936 Belmont Success includes a photo of the structure which came to be known as the Chappell Building. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Building inscription. (B) Belmont Area History, 1826-1976 (Belmont: privately published, 1976), p. 59. (C) Belmont Success, October 1936 (historical edition). “Architecture/History Survey: Reconstruct USH 151: Dodgeville To Belmont.” WHS project number 92-0510IA/LT. October 1993. Prepared by Great Lakes Archaeological Research Center (GLARC). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |