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Mohr/Christoffer Block
115 W. Main Street
This building was originally constructed as two separate structures. The Fred Mohr Block at 113 West Main Street is an Italianate building erected in 1873. The H.C. Christoffer Block at 115 West Main was also constructed in 1873 in an Italianate design to complement the Mohr Block next door.
In 1898, B.B. Clarke moved the editorial offices of his American Thresherman magazine into this building. American Thresherman was the most important periodical published in Madison around the turn of the century. The nationally distributed magazine informed farmers of the latest practical and scientific farming practices.
When the offices of the American Thresherman were moved in 1909, Robert La Follette took over the space for his new publication, La Follette’s Weekly Magazine. This nationally distributed magazine publicized La Follette’s progressive political and social views. In 1929, the name was changed to Progressive Magazine, and its offices were moved to another building.
The Mohr-Christoffer Block is a Madison Landmark and was nominated by the Madison Trust in 1994.
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