Property Record
1213 TOWER AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Hotel Androy |
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| Other Name: | Androy Hotel |
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| Reference Number: | 17829 |
| Location (Address): | 1213 TOWER AVE |
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| County: | Douglas |
| City: | Superior |
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| Year Built: | 1925 |
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| Survey Date: | 20092019 |
| Historic Use: | hotel/motel |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
| Structural System: | Steel Frame |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | ROLAND C. BUCK, INC.; Jacobson Bros. |
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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. RUSTICATED STONE 1ST FLR W/NEOCLASSICAL ENTRY. SQUARE ENGAGED COLUMNS SUPPORT 2ND FLR. LINTEL COURSE AND CORNICE. SLIGHTLY PROJECTING END BAYS. MOULDED CORNICE TOPPED BY SHAPED BRICKWORK PARAPET. TALLEST STRUCTURE IN NW WI. OPENING IN 1925 FEATURED CLIMBING OF BLDG. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Lusignan, Paul. Superior Intensive Survey Report. Superior, 1983. "SUPERIOR'S NEW MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL ANDROY." SUPERIOR EVENING TELEGRAM, MAY 20, 1925. NEW HOTEL ANDROY SECTION. Architecture and History Survey. October 2009, August 2010, December 2010. Prepared by Timothy F. Heggland. http://androyhotel.com/ |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |