Property Record
1517-1519 JOHN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Brown Brothers Duplex |
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Reference Number: | 17698 |
Location (Address): | 1517-1519 JOHN AVE |
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County: | Douglas |
City: | Superior |
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Year Built: | 1890 |
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Survey Date: | 197520122019 |
Historic Use: | duplex |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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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: | 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 Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. 2012- This highly intact, previously surveyed free-standing building was historically known as the Brown Brothers Duplex and it was built in 1890 according to historic Superior city directories and newspapers, and it is a very fine example of a Queen Anne Style duplex residence. This building has a rectilinear plan, it is two-stories-tall, and its main facade faces east onto John Ave. The building sits on a tall raised basement story whose foundation walls are made out of random ashlar brownstone blocks, and the walls that rest on this foundation are clad in brick ornamented with cut stone and they are sheltered by the duplex's complicated gable-and-hip roof, the slopes of which are clad in asphalt shingles. This roof has four equal sloping sides, it terminates in a large flat deck, and large gableroofed dormers are centered on both the rear and on the two side elevations. -"USH 2 (Belknap St.)" WisDOT ID #8680-00-01 (71), Prepared by Timothy F. Heggland (MAP) (2012). OCTAGONAL TURRET W/FINIALED PAVILION ROOF ON POLYGONAL CNR BAY. SLIGHTLY PROJECTING BAY W/WOOD SHINGLED GABLE. SEGMENTAL ARCH TRANSOMED WINDOWS W/STONE SURROUNDS. DOORS AND 2ND FLR WINDOWS W/MASSIVE STONE LINTELS. 1ST FLR SILL AND LINTEL COURSES. The Brown Brothers. Robert and Charles, were contractors and they worked out of this building and resided there as well. |
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Bibliographic References: | Superior Telegram: November 15, 1890, p. 1. Assesor's record. Lusignan, Paul. Superior Intensive Survey Report. Superior: Department of Community Development for the City of Superior, 1983, p. 216. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |