Property Record
144 W PULASKI ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | commercial building |
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| Other Name: | BLUE MOON TAVERN |
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| Reference Number: | 2330 |
| Location (Address): | 144 W PULASKI ST |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | Pulaski |
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| Year Built: | 1920 |
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| Survey Date: | 2010 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 1975:EARLY STOREFRONT INTACT CONTINUOUS CORNICE AND FRIEZE ON SECOND STORY, 2010: This two-story commercial building is constructed of tile and faced with brick. The storefront level includes modern, floor-to-ceiling windows with faux paning. The second level carries two, tripartite widow openings, the center, upper sash of each retains its original, leaded-glass paning. A decorative wooden (or possibly pressed metal) cornice with bracket trim runs above the second floor, just beneath the brick parapet. Although the second floor and cornice of the primary facade remains historically intact, a 1975 survey card indicates that the storefront was originally comprised of single-light display windows topped with a transom and the original door at the building's east end (that led to the second level), has also been removed and replaced with a pane of glass. Statement of Significance According to a 1947 local newspaper account of structures along Pulaski Street, this building was built by Joseph Jack and it originally served as a grocery store. Although no date of construction could be verified, it likely dates to the 1920s. The structure was later converted for use as a tavern by Frank Bodart. Although the structure changed hands a number of times thereafter, it continued to serve as a tavern through at least 1975. From at least 1947 to 1975, it was known as the Blue Moon and was operated by John Krzicki. |
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| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |