Property Record
611 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Yates Building (R) |
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| Other Name: | Fine Interiors |
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| Reference Number: | 67401 |
| Location (Address): | 611 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Walworth |
| City: | Lake Geneva |
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| Year Built: | 1840 |
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| Survey Date: | 19852024 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | "Circa 1840. Italianate Commercial. Site of Buell's Carriage and Implements manufactory, and Short's Livery Stable." A Walking Tour of Olde Lake Geneva Towne, The Lake Geneva Plaque and Walking Tour Commission, 1993. 2024 - This Commercial Vernacular style building was constructed circa 1840. It is located on a corner lot, with the primary elevation facing south. The three-story mass in the center, believed to be the original building at this site, features stucco cladding and a low slope hipped roof with wide overhanging eaves. Earlier multi-paned windows on the second and third stories have been replaced with modern aluminum windows, and the building’s façade has been enhanced with Neoclassical detailing. A one-story, flat roof mass, also clad in stucco, was added to the southern elevation of the three-story block at an unknown date. Large aluminum display windows with shed-roof metal awnings flank either side of a central entrance. The 1840 building has been connected to a two-story building to the northeast via a series of additions. These additions are all stucco-clad and feature flat roofed eaves with stepped cornices, large display windows, and limited architectural detailing. A parking area and terrace are located in the southeast ell formed by the 1840 mass and its additions. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Lake Geneva Regional News, 3-11-1948. A Walking Tour of Olde Lake Geneva Towne by the Lake Geneva Plaque and Walking Tour Commission, Spring 1993. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |