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227 W WISCONSIN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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227 W WISCONSIN AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
227 W WISCONSIN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Bradley Bank
Other Name:F&M Bank
Contributing:
Reference Number:21955
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):227 W WISCONSIN AVE
County:Lincoln
City:Tomahawk
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1922
Additions:
Survey Date:2001
Historic Use:bank/financial institution
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:Masonry
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
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:MOULDED CORNICE TOPPED W/STEPPED PARAPET W/MEDALLION MOTIF. TRANSOMED ENTRANCE W/MASSIVE BRACKETED PEDIMENT & STONE SURROUND. WINDOWS AND DOOR TOPPED W/BLIND PANELS W/WROUGHT IRON WORK. HIGH FOUNDATION. MASSIVE WINDOW SILLS AND LINTELS. THIRD BLDG OF BRADLEY BANK.

Above the entrance portal, inscribed letters read: FOUNDED 1888. A stone panel carved: BRADLEY BANK is centered high above the entrance portal. Stone belt courses wrap around the building. The brick parapet is topped with a stone copying. A stone cartouche with raised numbers reading 1922 appears in the parapet on the front-facing facade. A one-story, flat-roofed addition finished with brick is appended to the south-facing (Rear) facade of the building.

The Bradley Bank was established by brothers William H. and James Bradley in 1888. Prominent local businessmen, the Bradleys were also partners in the Land, Log and Lumber Company; the Tomahawk Land and Boom Company; and the Tomahawk Lumber Company.
Bibliographic References:Inscription. Architecture and History Survey. October 2001. Prepared by Elizabeth L. Miller.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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