Property Record
640 WATER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Tabor Building |
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| Other Name: | Mustang Bar |
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| Reference Number: | 91394 |
| Location (Address): | 640 WATER ST |
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| County: | Sauk |
| City: | Prairie du Sac |
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| Survey Date: | 1977 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 2013 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2023: Nonextant, not resurveyed 1997 "Tabor Hall was built by E. P. Tabor in 1887. The stones for this large structure were hauled from Sumpter by horse and wagon. It was five stories high on the river side and two stories on the street level. It contained a service elevator to lower merchandise and farm produce from the upper stories to the ground floor where it would be loaded onto the river boats and later onto railroad cars. The upper floor was for many years a popular hall containing a stage and balcony. Many road shows stopped there and it was used for church, school and community activities. The first floor housed a variety of businesses which included a mercantile store, grocery, restaurant, bakery, tavern, and shoe store. In 1945, the upper floor was converted into five apartments." |
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| Bibliographic References: | Sauk Prairie Area Historical Society, Looking to the Past... A Tour of Historic Prairie du Sac Wisconsin Homes & Businesses, 1997. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |