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W 11466 US HIGHWAY 8 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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W 11466 US HIGHWAY 8

Architecture and History Inventory
W 11466 US HIGHWAY 8 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:Richards Coffee Shop
Contributing:
Reference Number:230710
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):W 11466 US HIGHWAY 8
County:Marinette
City:
Township/Village:Dunbar
Unincorporated Community:Dunbar
Town:37
Range:19
Direction:E
Section:30
Quarter Section:SE
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1965
Additions:
Survey Date:2015
Historic Use:restaurant/supper club
Architectural Style:Contemporary
Structural System:
Wall Material:Board
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:Y
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:Parcel includes two buildings: a circa 1965 restaurant with sign reading "Richards / COFFEE SHOP / DINING ROOM / Cocktails" (AHI #230710) and a circa 1970 motel (AHI #230711).

2015- "Richards Coffee Shop (AHI #230710) was built around 1965, based on local assessor records. It is a one-story building with an exposed basement which fronts onto a surface parking lot. The building is clad in vertical boards and has large, fixed-light windows. The building exhibits Contemporary-style elements, including an open grid of columns which forms a screen facade across the wall of the upper story dining room. This effect is repeated, at a smaller scale, on the street fagade. The most dramatic component of the building is the large freestanding sign, which reads "Richards / COFFEE SHOP / DINING ROOM / Cocktails", emphasized by a large arrow with marquee lights, and capped by two orange globe lights."
- "Forest/Marinette county line- CTH O", WisDOT #1590-16-00/71, Prepared by UWM-CRM (2015).
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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