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618-20 TOWER AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

618-20 TOWER AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
618-20 TOWER AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:BANKS BLDG (EYE OF THE NORTHWEST P129)
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:17800
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):618-20 TOWER AVE
County:Douglas
City:Superior
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1890
Additions:
Survey Date:2009
Historic Use:small office building
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Carl Wirth
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:0
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:ELABORATE ROUND AND SEGMENTAL CARVED PANELS SERVE AS 2ND FLR LINTELS BRICK CORBELLED CORNICE COMPLETELY ALTERED 1ST FLR BLDG BECAME OFFICE FOR STATE BANK OF WI IN 1892 [Date Cnst:CA
(ASSESSOR'S RECORD)]

Note: this building has now (2009) been demolished since it was first surveyed.
Bibliographic References:FLOWER "EYE OF THE NORTHWEST" P129 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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