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120 Central Ave | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

120 Central Ave

Architecture and History Inventory
120 Central Ave | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:John Moilien Building
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:72218
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):120 Central Ave
County:Vernon
City:Coon Valley
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1904
Additions:
Survey Date:19762021
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Boomtown
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:2021 - This two-story commercial vernacular building was constructed in 1904. The building has a rectangular footprint, stone foundation, brick cladding, and a gabled roof that intersects a false front with a flat parapet. The storefront level contains two retails bays separated by a central bay containing a second-floor entrance. Each entrance is approached by a small concrete stoop with a modern metal railing. The storefronts are symmetrical. Both contain a set of double doors, each with eight panes of glass, set between two replacement display windows. Above each door is a three-part transom window. The second floor has regularly spaced one-over-one sash windows with stone sills and brick lintels. Continuing up the false front of the façade are two louvered openings and a stone plaque with the name “John Moilein.” The east and west (side) elevations have regularly spaced two-over-two wood sash windows across the second story. There is a two-story wooden porch on the south (rear) elevation.
Bibliographic References:(A) Cornerstone.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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