Property Record
218 S MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Citizen's State Bank |
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| Other Name: | Bell & Bell, attorneys |
| Contributing: | No |
| Reference Number: | 74585 |
| Location (Address): | 218 S MAIN ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Fort Atkinson |
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| Year Built: | 1884 |
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| Additions: | 1937 |
| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | bank/financial institution |
| 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: | Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/7/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | One-story brick load-bearing bank building, originally composed of two tall windows and a door with carved stone lintels, the facade was remodeled in 1937 in a simple Art Moderne design with a stepped parapet. Founded in 1884 as the first state bank in the city by L.B. Caswell, who earlier had established the First National Bank. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Letter: Citizen's State Bank to Hannah Swart, 4/6/1983. (B) Building permit. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |