Property Record
N88 W16665 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | MACE BLOCK |
|---|---|
| Other Name: | LOHMILLER'S CARD 'N CANDLE SHOP |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 8095 |
| Location (Address): | N88 W16665 MAIN ST |
|---|---|
| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Menomonee Falls |
| Township/Village: | |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | |
| Range: | |
| Direction: | |
| Section: | |
| Quarter Section: | |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: |
| Year Built: | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Leenhouts & Guthrie |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Historic District |
|---|---|
| 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: | Mason was Nels Lund. Garwin A. Mace erected this building as an addition to the Van Vechten Block in 1909. Mace was a lime manufacturer and first village president; he left the area in 1919. The building originally was planned to house four separate stores and office space for Mace. It was also constructed to allow for a future second story. M.A. Schmoyer's men's wear business, previously in the Van Vechten Building, moved here in 1909. From 1910-1925, the building housed a music shop, clothing store, dry goods and general merchandise store. By 1927, Fred Leschuck retailed shoes here. The original storefront with three Main St. entrances and an east side entrance have been greatly altered or eliminated. |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic References: | Cornice stone. Menomonee Falls News, 3/17/1909. Menomonee Falls News 7/9/1909. Menomonee Falls News 8/6/1909. Tax records. 1910, 1925 Sanborn maps. Menomonee Falls News 1/5/1917. Menomonee Falls News 6/30/1925. Menomonee Falls News 11/5/1909. Photographs and Memories, A Pictorial History of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 1976. Menomonee Falls News 1/5/1909. Interview with Lillian Siewert 4/9/1986. Wright Directory Co., 1909: 275. R.L. Polk and Co., 1927: 533. Menomonee Falls News 5/11/1909. Excelsior Publishing Co., 1874: 530, 673. Architects Leenhouts & Guthrie are cited as the architects of the block and the approximate cost is noted as $4,000 in "Tariff Affects Local Realty," Evening Wisconsin, 5 June 1909, page 14, col. 1. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |