Property Record
1156 Union Ave
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Bock's South Side Drugstore |
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| Other Name: | Compu-Tek Accounting, Inc. |
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| Reference Number: | 131469 |
| Location (Address): | 1156 Union Ave |
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| County: | Sheboygan |
| City: | Sheboygan |
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| Year Built: | 1930 |
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| Survey Date: | 20042020 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Edgar Stubenrauch |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2020-2024 Targeted Resurvey of Sheboygan recommendation write-up: This one-story, brick-clad, Tudor Revival-style commercial building features a corner entrance that features a turret finished in faux stucco and half-timber and topped with a shingled tent roof. A single large display window flanks the entrance along its west and south elevations and prism glass transom runs above. The northernmost end of the west elevation is comprised of brick set in a decorative pattern, while the space below the display windows is comprised of header brick. The remainder of the south elevation includes a series of eight windows, the westernmost three run directly beneath the pent roof and are comprised of prism glass. The remaining five windows are located along the center of the wall, the westernmost example having originally been a door and is topped with a pent overhang. A large solar panel rises from the south side of the roof. Designed by Edgar Stubenrauch, this building was completed in 1930 as Bock’s South Side Drug Store and cost approximately $15,000. The Bock Drug Co. was founded in 1876 by Dr. Louis Bock, who was succeeded by Adolph Bock and, later, Dr. Otto B. Bock and finally his widow. The opening of this store was the third store of the Bock Drug Company; the other two stores were located at 928 N. 8th Street and N. 11th and Geele streets. In addition to its pharmacy, the store also sold sundries and cosmetics, as well as offered a cigar counter and soda fountain. A.H. Mongin of Green Bay served as the store’s first registered pharmacist. The building served as a drug store until at least 1970, when it was known as LaMar’s Pharmacy; by the 1970s, the Linde-Groth Architecture firm operated out of the building. |
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| Bibliographic References: | LJM Architects, Inc. City of Sheboygan, Wisconsin: Architectural and Historical Intensive Survey Report. City of Sheboygan Historic Preservation Commission & Department of City Development; 2002, 2004 & 2006. Citations for the 2020-2024 Targeted Resurvey of Sheboygan recommendation write-up: “Bock Drug Co. Was Established Early in 1876,” The Sheboygan Press, 23 April 1926, 5; “Bock Drug Co. To Build New Store in City,” The Sheboygan Press, 28 January 1930, 4; Progress of building published in “Season’s Building in Sheboygan Hits $1,000,000 Mark,” The Sheboygan Press, 17 June 1930, 1; “Bock Drug Co. to Open South Side Store Saturday,” The Sheboygan Press, 27 June 1930, 9. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |