Property Record
N88 W16414 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Auto Sales Co. Buick Garage |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 8085 |
Location (Address): | N88 W16414 MAIN ST |
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County: | Waukesha |
City: | Menomonee Falls |
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Year Built: | 1919 |
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Survey Date: | 1984 |
Historic Use: | automobile showroom |
Architectural Style: | Twentieth Century Commercial |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
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Demolished?: | Yes |
Demolished Date: | 1995 |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 9/21/1988 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
National Register Multiple Property Name: | Multiple Resources of Menominee Falls |
Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Jacob Arnold erected this building in 1919. It originally had a capacity of 35 cars. He utilized the former two story warehouse of the I.B. Rowell Co. Agricultural Implement Works as an auto storage building. Arnold sold the building by 1949. |
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Bibliographic References: | Historic name, date of construction: Menomonee Falls News, 8/1/1919. Menomonee Falls News 2/9/1917. Interview with Joan Rausch 4/1986. 1925 Sanborn-Perris map. R.L. Polk and Co., 1919: 588-589. R.L. Polk and Co., 1924: 608-609. R.L. Polk and Co., 1928: 533-534. Johnson, 1985: 31-32. Tax records. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |