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2 BANKS AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

2 BANKS AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
2 BANKS AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:DULUTH ELEVATOR CO.
Other Name:GLOBE ELEVATORS #1,2,3
Contributing:
Reference Number:17520
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2 BANKS AVE
County:Douglas
City:Superior
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1887
Additions: 1893
Survey Date:198320092019
Historic Use:grain elevator
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Metal
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
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' 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation.

1 OF OLDEST GRAIN ELEVATOR COMPLEXES IN DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR. EXCELLENT EXAMPLES OF RARE METAL CLAD WOODEN CONSTRUCTION IN CONTINUOUS USE SINCE 1887. SEE DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY MAP #120. THREATENED WITH DEMOLITION IN 1994.

December 17, 2018: large fire - 1/3 of the elevator destroyed by fire. https://substreet.org/globe-elevator/
Bibliographic References:1975 HARBOR SURVEY. SANBORN MAPS.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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