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Property Record

217 E MAIN ST

Historic Name:
Bunnell/Thompson Blacksmith Shop
Other Name:
Sutter Building
Reference Number:
5637

Property Location

Location (Address)
217 E MAIN ST
County
Dane
City/Village
Mount Horeb
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1867
Additions
1892, 1922
Survey Date
1996,2017
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Balloon Frame
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
Erected as the William Bunnell blacksmith shop in 1867, at the northeast corner of Springdale and 8th streets. Samuel Thompson bought the shop in 1872, moved it to 105 E Main St in 1881, and to this site in 1892. Bert Hinrichs operated a blacksmith shop in this building from 1915 until at least 1966. The brick veneer was installed for Hinrichs in 1922.

1986- "This Boomtown Front building was originally located in mount Horeb's Old Town on the corner of Springdale and Eighth Streets and is the sole survinving Old Town building moved uptown. It was moved further west on Main Street in 1881, and then to make space for the first Mount Horeb bank, the building was moved to this site in 1892. It remained a blacksmith shop until 1966."
"Mount Horeb Wisconsin: Historic Downtown Self-Guided Walking Tour", pamphlet, Mount Horeb Landmarks Foundation, 1986.
Bibliographic References
FOREST JOHNSON, MT. HOREB CENTENNIAL BOOK. Miller, Elizabeth L. Mount Horeb, Wisconsin: An Intensive Survey of the Historic Resources of the Commercially-Zoned Downtown. Mount Horeb: Mount Horeb Chamber of Commerce, 1997.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Mar 05, 2019
State Register Listing Date
Aug 17, 2018
Contributing
Yes
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