Property Record
137 S Main St
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | A. C. Fuge Hardware Store |
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| Contributing: | No |
| Reference Number: | 96848 |
| Location (Address): | 137 S Main St |
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| County: | Washington |
| City: | West Bend |
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| Year Built: | 1899 |
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| Additions: | 1919 |
| Survey Date: | 19872022 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Stone Veneer |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | West Bend Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/17/2023 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/18/2022 |
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| Additional Information: | Fields Furniture in 1987. A.C. Fuge built a store on this lot in 1899 and an addition was made in 1919. Prior to its completion, a fire destroyed the building and it was rebuilt, enlarged and completed in 1920.The gabled roof was added in 2002. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Newsbrief (re: original construction), West Bend Pilot, 16 August 1899; “Old Part and New Part Just About Finished Go Up in Smoke,” Unidentified newspaper clipping, 3 September 1919 (WCHS 300,273); “History of Fuge Hardware Company,” Paper prepared by Paul Fuge for West Bend High School’s American History class, undated but circa 1940. Permit for alteration, 8 February 2002, owner: Stewart Peterson Group; est. cost, $79,500. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |