Property Record
504 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | VERI-BEST HATCHERY/SHELL STATION |
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| Other Name: | YAPP BUILDING |
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| Reference Number: | 71303 |
| Location (Address): | 504 E MAIN ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Mount Horeb |
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| Year Built: | 1929 |
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| Additions: | 1987 |
| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | hatchery/nursery |
| Architectural Style: | Twentieth Century Commercial |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| 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 '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. 1986- "On the triangle between Main and Springdale Street this brick commercial building housed William bilse's business, the Veri-Best Hatchery. This chick hatchery, on the west end of the building, was open until the 1950's, and the building also had two other businesses, a Shell service station on the east end and a grocery store in the middle." "Mount Horeb Wisconsin: Historic Downtown Self-Guided Walking Tour", pamphlet, Mount Horeb Landmarks Foundation, 1986. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Mount Horeb Mail 9/23/1999. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |