1302-04 TOWER AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1302-04 TOWER AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
1302-04 TOWER AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:BOSTON BLOCK (NAME STONE)
Other Name:SUPERIOR STOVEWORKS
Contributing:
Reference Number:17838
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1302-04 TOWER AVE
County:Douglas
City:Superior
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1913
Additions:
Survey Date:20092019
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Chicago Commercial Style
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:CHICAGO STYLE-INFLUENCED WINDOWS IN SECOND STORY W/ TRANSOMS. COMPLETELY ALTERED STOREFRONT IN 1983 HAD ENAMELLED METAL PANELS ABOVE TRANSOMED DOORS, ALUMINUM CORNICE AND NMODERN STOREFRONTS. BETWEEN 1983 AND 2009 THESE PANELS WERE COVERED OVER OR REPLACED WITH STUCCOED ONES. BRICK PARAPET W/ CENTERED, PEAKED NAMESTONE ON MAIN FACADE [Date Cnst:(ASSESSOR'S RECORD)]
Bibliographic References: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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