Property Record
146 4TH AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Baraboo Republic |
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| Other Name: | Main Restaurant |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 94644 |
| Location (Address): | 146 4TH AVE |
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| County: | Sauk |
| City: | Baraboo |
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| Year Built: | 1895 |
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| Survey Date: | 19892014 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Downtown Baraboo Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/8/2015 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/15/2014 |
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| Additional Information: | Constructed to replace the old home of the Baraboo Republic at 110 4th Avenue, the new Baraboo Republic building was constructed in 1895 at 146 4th Avenue. The two-story corner building is simply detailed and accented only with brick corbelling at the cornice, segmented arched window hoods, and belt coursing. A second entrance on the Broadway Street side has been bricked over and a number of windows have been replaced with glass block. John Powers purchased the new building, developed and constructed by W.H. Jacobs, in 1895 for use as the headquarters of the newly formed Daily Baraboo Republic. Along with Sidney Hood, Powers operated the newspaper from this location until 1910. By 1928, Hood was the sole owner of the newspaper. In 1929 the newspaper business moved again. Subsequent businesses to occupy the building include the adjacent Gem City Hotel, the Checker Cab Company, the Isenberg Music Store from 1938, and the Main Restaurant, established in 1945, and other restaurants since. 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. |
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| Bibliographic References: | City of Baraboo Directory records on file with the Sauk County Historical Society. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1885, 1892, 1898, 1904, 1913, and 1927. On file at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Ward, Joseph Wayne. Baraboo, 1850-2010, Vol. IV: Chronology of the Growth of the Commercial & Retail Districts. Self-published, 2013. Wolter, Paul. Notes collected for tours of Downtown Baraboo. Multiple dates. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |