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166-172 N MAIN ST

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166-172 N MAIN ST

Historic Name:
Caldwell House Hotel

Other Name:
Mercier Hotel and Sports Bar

Reference Number:
153284

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Property Location

Location (Address)

166-172 N MAIN ST

County

Oconto

City/Village

Oconto Falls

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1895

Additions

C. 1904

Survey Date

2009

Historic Use

lodging-hotel

Architectural Style

Commercial Vernacular

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

Yes

Demolished Date

0

Additional Comments

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. ALSO LATER KNOWN AS HOTEL SAUNDERS AND OCONTO FALLS HOTEL. NORTHWEST PORTION BUILT IN 1895 AND SOUTHEAST WING ADDED CA. 1904 ACCORDING TO SANBORN MAP OF THAT YEAR WHICH SHOWS THE WING "FROM PLANS." Destroyed by fire.

Bibliographic References

“Architecture/History Survey.” March 2009. Prepared by Timothy F. Heggland (MAP.) FIRE INSURANCE MAPS OF OCONTO FALLS, WI. NEW YORK: SANBORN-PERRIS MAP CO., 1904, 1911, 1919, 1929. NICHOLS, DIANE. A HISTORY OF OCONTO FALLS: 1839-1900. OCONTO: A NICHOL'S WORTH PRESS, 2004, P. 110 (ILLUSTRATED). DATESTONE.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Not Listed

National Register Listing Date

State Register Listing Date

Contributing

lodging-hotel Commercial Vernacular

Oconto
County

Oconto Falls
Community

1890-1899
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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