Property Record
108-110 E UNION ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Post Office Block |
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| Other Name: | Weasel's Bar |
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| Reference Number: | 71891 |
| Location (Address): | 108-110 E UNION ST |
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| County: | Waupaca |
| City: | Waupaca |
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| Year Built: | 1880 |
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| Survey Date: | 1998 |
| Historic Use: | post office |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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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: | Commercial vernacular style building with a brick exterior and keystoned window arches. The Post Office Block is a two-story brick building with Italianate style details. The cornice is decorated with brick corbeling resembling brackets. The window openings on the second story are topped with pointed brick arches with keystones. The openings, themselves are partially enclosed. The storefront is mostly enclosed with vertical wood and small openings topped by a modern overhang. Historic post offices were usually located in commercial buildings and changed locations frequently. This was the first building constructed specifically erected to lease to the post office. The post office was located here until moving to another commercial building in 1893. It represents the growth and development of the post office in the city. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Tax Rolls. Waupaca Post. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |