Property Record
209 S MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Master Portraits, Inc. |
| Contributing: | No |
| Reference Number: | 73581 |
| Location (Address): | 209 S MAIN ST |
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| County: | Vernon |
| City: | Viroqua |
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| Year Built: | 1923 |
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| Survey Date: | 1995 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Stone Veneer |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Viroqua Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 7/17/2003 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 4/11/2003 |
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| Additional Information: | Sanborn-Perris maps show that this tiny one-story frame construction Commercial Vernacular form building was built between 1922 and 1933 and its parapet wall was originally clad in clapboards, but is now clad in stone veneer. 1995- "Sanborn maps show that this tiny one-story frame construction commercial Vernacular form building was constructed between 1922 and 1933. 'fhe building is rectllinear in plan and it measures 45-teet-deep x J.U-teet-wide. The main tacade of the building faces west onto Main Street, but no early photos that show its original appearance have been found. It is believed, however, that its very simple facade originally consisted of a small entrance door and a small display window, above which was a clapboard-clad parapet wall. ln general, the facade still retains this earlier appearance, out both the present door and window are now modern and the facade is also now clad in a mixture of fake stone veneer and other modern material. Consequently, it is believed that this very s1mple building has lost too much integrity to be considered as a contributing resource in the district." - "USH 14 Transportation Study ", WisDOT ID #1646-07-00, Prepared by Timothy F Heggland (1995). |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |