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102-110 N MAIN ST

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102-110 N MAIN ST

Historic Name:
MANN BLOCK

Other Name:
LAKELAND MUSIC, NEHS JEWELRY

Reference Number:
8413

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Property Location

Location (Address)

102-110 N MAIN ST

County

Waukesha

City/Village

Oconomowoc

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1871

Additions

Survey Date

2005

Historic Use

small retail building

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. PAIRED BRACKETS UNDER CORNICE. CURVED CORNER PAIRED WINDOWS, ROUND ARCHED ON 3RD STRY, SEGMENTAL ARCHED ON 2ND STRY. BRICK PILASTERS. Previously surveyed in 1975. Historically known as the Mann's Block or Mann's Opera Hall, this building was constructed by Curtis Mann. The building originally housed two drug stores and a grocery store on the first level, offices on the second level with an opera house (Mann's Opera House) and Masonic Hall on the third floor. The Masonic Hall moved out of the building in 1891 and the opera house continued until at least 1895. From 1895 until 1909 the structure served as a Pythian Hall. A variety of other businesses including a barber (1909-1925), real estate business (1925), a tavern (1935), and jewelry and clothing shops (1953) have occupied the building over the years.

Bibliographic References

Architecture/History Survey. August-October 2005. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd.

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 Italianate

Waukesha
County

Oconomowoc
Community

1870-1879
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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