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21 21ST AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

21 21ST AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
21 21ST AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:ELEVATOR M
Other Name:ELEVATOR M
Contributing:
Reference Number:17403
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):21 21ST AVE
County:Douglas
City:Superior
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1893
Additions: 1914
Survey Date:20191975
Historic Use:grain elevator
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Metal
Architect: W D GRAY OF EDWARD P ALLIS CO
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' titled "Daisy Mill Complex" 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, State Historic Preservation Office. SEVERAL ROUND FRAME SILOS CLAD IN IRON. ONE OF LARGEST SUPERIOR MILLS AND WISCONSIN'S ONLY FLOUR MILL. GALVANIZED IRON CLAD ELEVATOR OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION. 130 FT TO EAVES AND 176 FT TO PEAK. WAS ONE OF MAJOR GRAIN CENTERS IN WISCONSIN. SITE REPRESENTS TYPICAL ELEVATOR COMPLEX OF 20TH C. SEE DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY MAP#70.
Bibliographic References:1955-1962 Sanborn maps.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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