What is now the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 4207 Monona Drive, was constructed in 1968 for a Kohl's Food store. The building, due to its unique design, is now on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
The arched roof means there are no support posts that encumber the sales floor of the former Kohl's Food store that since 2014 has been home to a Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
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The former Kohl's Food building on Monona Drive is characterized by an asymmetrical façade; front window-wall with a continuous, widely overhanging eave and a prominent glue-laminated front arch that extends beyond the roofline to the ground.
A massive window that fronts Monona Drive is one of the signature features of the former Kohl's Food building constructed in 1968.
Belmont is one of the state's most historic points. Just north of what is now the village is where the first legislature of the Wisconsin Territory met in 1836.
Located along Monona Drive and adjacent to the Monona Golf Course, the Nathaniel Dean House was constructed in 1856 for a more than 500-acre farm for Nathaniel and Harriet Dean, who had sold their dry goods store in Downtown Madison.
The Habitat for Humanity ReStore moved into the former Kohl's Food building in 2014. Prior to that, the 20,000-square-foot space was home to a Rubin's furniture.
For many people, the shape of this building along Monona Drive brings back memories of grocery shopping at Kohl's Food stores.
Photos: The former Kohl's Food store on Monona Drive
Former Kohl's Food store
For many people, the shape of this building along Monona Drive brings back memories of grocery shopping at Kohl's Food stores.
Former Kohl's Food store
The former Kohl's Food building on Monona Drive is characterized by an asymmetrical façade; front window-wall with a continuous, widely overhanging eave and a prominent glue-laminated front arch that extends beyond the roofline to the ground.
Former Kohl's Food store
What is now the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 4207 Monona Drive, was constructed in 1968 for a Kohl's Food store. The building, due to its unique design, is now on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
Former Kohl's Food store
The former Kohl's Food store on Monona Drive is now on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
Former Kohl's Food store
A massive window that fronts Monona Drive is one of the signature features of the former Kohl's Food building constructed in 1968.
Former Kohl's Food store
The former Kohl's Food store on Monona Drive is now on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
Former Kohl's Food store
The former Kohl's Food store on Monona Drive is now on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
Former Kohl's Food store
The arched roof means there are no support posts that encumber the sales floor of the former Kohl's Food store that since 2014 has been home to a Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
Former Kohl's Food store
The Habitat for Humanity ReStore moved into the former Kohl's Food building in 2014. Prior to that, the 20,000-square-foot space was home to a Rubin's furniture.
