Property Record
1 W MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | J. WINSTON & SONS STORE BUILDING |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 85024 |
| Location (Address): | 1 W MAIN ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Evansville |
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| Year Built: | 1856 |
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| Additions: | 1866 1899 |
| Survey Date: | 2006 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Evansville Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/16/1978 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| 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. FRONT PORTION BUILT IN 1856 AND REAR ADDITON IN 1899. This building is locally known as the Corner Store, and was in business for over a century as a typical general store first operated by the John Winston family. Egbert H. Winston, one of the sons who clerked for the family business, became a surgeon in the 1st Wisconsin Calvary during the Civil War, and was involved in the capture of ex-Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Built in 1856, shortly after the city was platted, this store survived a fire in 1896 that destroyed the adjacent buildings to the west. Upstairs spaces were occupied at various times by professional offices, by the local post of the Grand Army of the Republic, and by living spaces. "The gable-roofed building at the southwest corner of West Main and Madison Streets is known locally as the Corner Store; it was in business for over a century as a typical general store first operated by the John Winston family. Egbert H. Winston, one of the sons who clerked for the family business, became a surgeon in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry during the Civil War, and was involved in the capture of ex-Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Built in 1856, shortly after the city was platted, this store survived a fire in 1896 that destroyed the adjacent buildings to the west. The original Greek Revival style is evident in the front facing triangular pediment with decorative dentil along the cornice. The rear portion of the Grand Army of the Republic, and by living spaces. The restoration of the Winston Store received a historic preservation award from the Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Historical and Architectural Walking Tour of Evansville's Historic District, Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, 1992. EVANSVILLE ENTERPRISE. AUGUST 11, 1899. MONTGOMERY, RUTH ANN. GLIMPSES OF THE GROVE. EVANSVILLE: 1989, P. 180. ADDRESS FILES. LEONARD P. EAGER LOCAL HISTORY ROOM, EAGER FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |