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MILLER REPORT

SOUTH SIDE WEST MAIN STREET: 301W - 307W

301 West Main Street (Mt. Horeb Animal Hospital)

301 West Main Street
This contemporary building was erected in 1961 to house the Mount Horeb Animal Hospital. The Mount Horeb Animal Hospital was founded by Dr. Max Barth and Dr. Don Ege. Dr. Ege died in 1968. Dr. Barth remained on staff until 1978. Other veterinarians who have been associated with the hospital include Dr. John Gribb, Dr. James Jones, Dr. James Burns, Dr. Ralph McGrew, Dr. David Williams and Dr. Jeffery Ballmer (Mount Horeb Presettlement to 1986, p. 29). This property was owned by Dr. Barth in 1960, by Barth and Gribb in 1965, by Barth, Gribb and Jones in 1975, by Gribb, Burns and McGrew in 1980, by Burns, Williams and McGrew since at least 1985 (Village of Mount Horeb Tax Rolls). The Mount Horeb Animal Hospital is not eligible for historic designation.

303 West Main Street (Mary Schaeffer House)

303 West Main Street
This frame Foursquare was constructed for Mary Schaeffer in 1895 (Village of Mount Horeb Tax Rolls). It is a fine and intact example of a Foursquare with a full-facade front porch with paneled rails and triangular pediment, a bracketed cornice board, and shingled triangular dormers with bargeboards. The property was owned by Mary Schaeffer from 1895 until 1903, by Lizzie Schaefer in 1904, by John Stavic in 1905, by August Kably in 1906, by Matt Lynch from 1907 until at least 1910, by John Steyer from at least 1915 until his death circa 1945, by his estate until at least 1955, by Iolet Steyer from at least 1960 until at least 1980, by Elaine and Lowell Moehlman in 1985, and by Steven and Marlene Moehlman in 1966 (Village of Mount Horeb Tax Rolls). The Schaeffer House is probably individually eligible for designation as a Mount Horeb Historic Site, as a fine and intact Mount Horeb Foursquare.

305 West Main Street (Albert & Anna Lewis House)

305 West Main Street
The frame gabled-ell house was erected for Albert and Anna Lewis in 1895 (Village of Mount Horeb Tax Rolls). It has shingling in the gable ends, but the wrap-around porch has lost its original posts and rails. The Lewises owned the property from 1895 until at least 1930, Joe Buechner owned it from at least 1935 until at least 1940, William Toay and J.H. McDermott owned it from at least 1945 until at least 1955. Bridget Toay and J.H. McDermott owned it in 1960, Daniel Trainor owned it in 1965, Alma Severson owned it from at least 1970 until at least 1980, and William and Jerilyn Faltz have owned it since at least 1996 (Village of Mount Horeb Tax Rolls). The Lewis House is not individually eligible for historic designation.

307 West Main Street (Lavina Johnson/Ole Aslakson House)

307 West Main Street
This frame two-story cube was erected for Lavina Johnson in 1895 (Village of Mount Horeb Tax Rolls). It has vinyl siding and has lost its original Italianate window heads, paneling and brackets on the east-facade bay, and Doric porch columns. Lavina Johnson did not own this house for long, selling to Ole Aslaskson in 1899. Ole Aslakson owned the property until 1904, Mrs. Andrew Aslakson owned it from 1904 until 1909, Wolf Feldman owned it from 1910 until at least 1912, Max Feldman owned it in 1915, Leo Jacobson owned it in 1920, Milo Aslakson owned it from 1921 until at least 1950, Alpha Aslakson owned it from at least 1955 until at least 1965, Wynona Thomas owned it from at least 1970 until at least 1980, and Donald and Ethel Arnold have owned it since at least 1985 (Village of Mount Horeb Tax Rolls). The Johnson/Aslakson House is not individually eligible for historic designation.