Property Record
145-149 E WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | COLONIAL REALTY/DAYTIME BAKE SHOP, Beverly Designs |
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| Reference Number: | 8503 |
| Location (Address): | 145-149 E WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Oconomowoc |
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| Year Built: | 1915 |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Previously surveyed in 1975. Constructed between 1915 and 1922, the earliest known businesses at this location were a bakery and a drug store in 1922. A bakery has occupied the west storefront (145 E Wisconsin) for at least 80 years, while a variety of other businesses have vacated the other side (149) including another drug store (1925-1935) and a Justice of the Peace (1953). |
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| Bibliographic References: | #28;Architecture/History Survey.#29; August-October 2005. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |