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525-527 TOWER AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

525-527 TOWER AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
525-527 TOWER AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:LURYE FURNITURE
Other Name:SAKANA
Contributing:
Reference Number:17794
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):525-527 TOWER AVE
County:Douglas
City:Superior
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Range:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1919
Additions:
Survey Date:20092019
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Twentieth Century Commercial
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
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.

BRICK WALL PILASTERS AND CORNICE W/PRAIRIE STYLE-INFLUENCED DETAIL. ALTERED 1ST FLR FRONT. BERGER HARDWARE EST. 1915 ACROSS TOWER AVE. BERGER MOVED HERE CA. 1940. SINCE FIRST SURVEYED IN 1983 ALL OF THE ORIGINAL PAIRED WINDOWS IN THE WINDOW OPENINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH MODERN ONES.
Bibliographic References:ASSESSOR'S RECORDS. Lusignan, Paul. Superior Intensive Survey Report. Superior, 1983. Architecture and History Survey. October 2009, August 2010, December 2010. Prepared by Timothy F. Heggland.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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