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160 E MAIN ST

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160 E MAIN ST

Historic Name:
OMRO MASONIC TEMPLE

Other Name:
MASONIC TEMPLE

Reference Number:
46432

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Property Location

Location (Address)

160 E MAIN ST

County

Winnebago

City/Village

Omro

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1892

Additions

Survey Date

1990,2021

Historic Use

social recreational/fraternal hall

Architectural Style

Italianate

Structural System

Wall Material

Cream Brick

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

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, State Historic Preservation Office. F IN THE PHOTO CODES IS SHORT FOR FCS AND R IS FOR RED. 2021 - This two-story cream brick Italianate meeting hall was constructed in 1892. Its primary façade faces north and is symmetrically arranged, with a rough-cut stone foundation and a front-gabled roof with a flat parapet facing. The first story features a central double door entryway atop a brief flight of brick and concrete steps. A single-light transom is located within the segmental arch of the doorway surround. Brick window openings containing 2-over-2 double hung windows with segmental arch hood molds are located to either side of the entryway. The lintels of the windows are doorway are connected by a band of spaced soldier bricks. The east elevation is split into three bays, separated by a shallow brick pilaster and a patterned brick cornice band at the sill level of the segmental-arched window openings. Since the time of last survey, the brick infill of the windows throughout the entire building has been removed and arched, 2-over-2 double hung windows have been reinstalled.

Bibliographic References

STROLLING THROUGH OMRO'S PAST, CITY OF OMRO, 1995.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Not Listed

National Register Listing Date

State Register Listing Date

Contributing

Yes

social recreational/fraternal hall Italianate

Winnebago
County

Omro
Community

1890-1899
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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