251 W WATER ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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251 W WATER ST

Architecture and History Inventory
251 W WATER ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:McCarthy Building
Other Name:Pat and Lucy's Bar
Contributing: No
Reference Number:80775
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):251 W WATER ST
County:Lafayette
City:Shullsburg
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1890
Additions:
Survey Date:1982
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:
Architect: C.C. Gratiot
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Water Street Commercial Historic District
National Register Listing Date:6/28/1990
State Register Listing Date:1/23/1990
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A frame (now sided) commercial building that has a flat sloping roof. The bracketed projecting cornice that encircles the building on two sides is all that remains of the 19th century front facade. The simple cornices that accented the windows of the 19th century structure remain on the west side.
Bibliographic References:(A) Richard Vicent, Galena, Illinois. (B) Seq. History of Shullsburg, 1827-1977 (Shullsburg, WI: Badger Historical Society, 1977), p. 64. (C) Pick and Gad, May 29, 1884. (D) Sanborn and Peris Map, 1894.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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