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131 N MAIN ST

Historic Name:
ALBERT WINSLOW GROCERY
Other Name:
FORT REMINDER
Reference Number:
6730

Property Location

Location (Address)
131 N MAIN ST
County
Jefferson
City/Village
Fort Atkinson
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1857
Additions
1964
Survey Date
1983,2019
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Cream Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
Three-story cream brick building with fancy metal lintels over windows. Side facade original with stone lintels over double-hung windows; 6-over-6 sash on rear facade. Even though most of the windows have been boarded up and altered, the three-story corner structure is a visual landmark in the district and the metal lintels are exceptionally well-detailed.

The Good Templar Lodge met in Winslow's Hall on the 3rd floor. This building was a grocery store for most of its history. Winslow's brother was one of the earliest medical men in Fort Atkinson and had his office in this building. Lucien Caswell also had an office in this building in the late 1850s and early 1860s and started the first bank in town, the Koshkonong Bank, on the second floor of this building.

by 2019 - replacement windows in previously boarded up window openings, and metal lintels removed on second story of primary elevation.
Bibliographic References
(A) Aetna Insurance Policies 86, 91, 148. (B) J.C. Union 3/23/1888. (C) Building Permit. (D) Picturesque Personalities, v. III, p. 79.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Jun 07, 1984
State Register Listing Date
Jan 01, 1989
Contributing
Yes
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