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122 E OAK ST

Historic Name:
S. A. Steele Building

Other Name:
Wisconsin Laundry & Cleaners

Reference Number:
74947

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Property Location

Location (Address)

122 E OAK ST

County

Monroe

City/Village

Sparta

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1927

Additions

1978

Survey Date

1989

Historic Use

small retail building

Architectural Style

Commercial Vernacular

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

The S.A. Steele building was erected circa. 1925-1930. Little more is known about this building. Siding added to facade; contemporary storefront. Because little historical data is currently associated with the building, its role in the development of Sparta remains unclear. It is therefore currently historically insignificant under Criterion A. This commercial vernacular brick building has been altered by the addition of vertical siding to the upper part of the facade and by the addition of a contemporary storefront. Originally this one-story building had windows on the upper part of the facade to light the attice space. This building was constructed in 1927. It was built for S.A. Steel as a "modern business structure" for rental property on the site of Steele's old blacksmith shop. The shop, reportedly built 81 years before the construction of the new building, was torn down. The Steele Building does not meet the criteria of the NRHP for architectural significance because of a lack of integrity.

Bibliographic References

(A) Sparta Herald Jan. 6, 1927. (B) Sanborn Insurance Maps 1889, 1894, 1900, 1911, 1922, 1931. (C0 City of Sparta Property Tax Rolls, 1870-1940.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Not Listed

National Register Listing Date

State Register Listing Date

Contributing

small retail building Commercial Vernacular

Monroe
County

Sparta
Community

1920-1929
Decade

National and State Register Listing

Unique ID
HI74947

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