Property Record
259 N 3RD AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Yankee Clipper |
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| Reference Number: | 136840 |
| Location (Address): | 259 N 3RD AVE |
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| County: | Door |
| City: | Sturgeon Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1898 |
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| Additions: | C. 1920 |
| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | restaurant |
| Architectural Style: | Twentieth Century Commercial |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Sanborn maps suggest this structure was built by no later than 1898; however the storefront was likely altered circa 1920. The earliest known function (1898) was a restaurant and confectionery, but by 1911, it is noted as a grocery store. According to Sanborns, the storefront was originally comprised of two projecting bay windows with a central entrance. October 2005-This one-story commercial building is topped with a gabled roof that is obscured by a Boomtown front. While the side walls appear to be sheathed with vinyl, the primary (east) façade is constructed of brick and includes a pair of storefront windows and a doorway, as well as a decorative in the parapet. The cloth overhang identifies the structure as the Yankee Clipper, a hair salon. Sanborn maps suggest that this structure may have been built no later than 1898. However, the current storefront appears to be a circa 1920s alteration, as the Sanborn map indicates that the 1919 storefront included a pair of projecting windows with a central entrance. The earliest function of this building (in 1898) was as a restaurant and confectionary. By no later than 1911, the building housed a grocery store, which remained here until at least 1919. No further information could be found regarding later owners and/or tenants. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Sanborn-Perris Fire Insurance Map, 1898, 1904, 1911, 1919, 1928 and 1928 (with updates to 1944). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |