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1507 N 1ST ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

1507 N 1ST ST

Architecture and History Inventory
1507 N 1ST ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Osborne Mercantile
Other Name:Lake Superior Fishing Co.
Contributing:
Reference Number:17212
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1507 N 1ST ST
County:Douglas
City:Superior
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1892
Additions:
Survey Date:198320092019
Historic Use:industrial building
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: R J HAXBY
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:2022
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' titled "Superior Warehouse Co." exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. CORBELLED AND DENTILLED CORNICE. PAIRED ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS. BRICK WALL PILASTERS LEAD TO 4TH FLR. CORBELLED SILL COURSE. MAJOR CENTER FOR COMMERCE IN CITY. Destroyed by fire January 2022.
Bibliographic References:Superior Daily Leader 10/5/1892.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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