102-110 N MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

102-110 N MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
102-110 N MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:MANN BLOCK
Other Name:LAKELAND MUSIC, NEHS JEWELRY
Contributing:
Reference Number:8413
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):102-110 N MAIN ST
County:Waukesha
City:Oconomowoc
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1871
Additions:
Survey Date:2005
Historic Use:small retail building
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
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. PAIRED BRACKETS UNDER CORNICE. CURVED CORNER PAIRED WINDOWS, ROUND ARCHED ON 3RD STRY, SEGMENTAL ARCHED ON 2ND STRY. BRICK PILASTERS. Previously surveyed in 1975. Historically known as the Mann's Block or Mann's Opera Hall, this building was constructed by Curtis Mann. The building originally housed two drug stores and a grocery store on the first level, offices on the second level with an opera house (Mann's Opera House) and Masonic Hall on the third floor. The Masonic Hall moved out of the building in 1891 and the opera house continued until at least 1895. From 1895 until 1909 the structure served as a Pythian Hall. A variety of other businesses including a barber (1909-1925), real estate business (1925), a tavern (1935), and jewelry and clothing shops (1953) have occupied the building over the years.
Bibliographic References:#28;Architecture/History Survey.#29; August-October 2005. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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