Property Record
1027 CENTER AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | STAIR DEPARTMENT STORE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 67969 |
| Location (Address): | 1027 CENTER AVE |
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| County: | Green |
| City: | Brodhead |
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| Year Built: | 1910 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | large 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: | Exchange Square Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/15/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | Three large pilasters and windows which have been covered over dominate the facade of this two story brick structure. In 1915, this building housed a general store owned by the Stair brothers. Henry and J.H. Stair of nearby Juda began their department store business in Brodhead in 1880. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) 1915 Sanborn-Perris Map. (B) Brodhead Independent Register. Nov. 25, 1976. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |