925 TOWER AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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925 TOWER AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
925 TOWER AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:BERKSHIRE BLOCK
Other Name:AMSOIL BUILDING
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:17816
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):925 TOWER AVE
County:Douglas
City:Superior
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1890
Additions:
Survey Date:2009
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Romanesque Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Limestone
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Berkshire Block
National Register Listing Date:6/27/1985
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:Speculative Commercial Blocks of Superior's Boom Period
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. OVERHANGING BRACKETED EAVES. EXAGGERATED POLYGONAL CNR COLUMNS. RICHARDSONIAN ROMANESQUE 1ST FLR ROUND ARCH ARCADE. PAIRED 2ND FLR WINDOWS W/ROUGH CUT STONE LINTELS. NARROW MOULDED 2ND FLR SILL COURSE. BLDG PLANNED AS 8 FLRS BUT STOPPED AT 2 DUE TO 1893 DEPRESSION.

THIS BUILDING HAS RECENTLY BEEN RESTORED AND ALL THE WINDOWS ARE NOW MODERN REPLACEMENTS.
Bibliographic References:EVENING TELEGRAM 2/5/1934. ASSESSOR'S RECORD. DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE, POINTS NORTH, 6/9/1996. 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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