Property Record
821 W 8th Street
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | NEW RICHMOND CLINIC |
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| Other Name: | ASSOCIATED EYE CARE |
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| Reference Number: | 237515 |
| Location (Address): | 821 W 8th Street |
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| County: | St. Croix |
| City: | New Richmond |
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| Year Built: | 1966 |
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| Additions: | 2013 |
| Survey Date: | 2018 |
| Historic Use: | small office building |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| 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: | In 1948, fundraising in support of a hospital for New Richmond began, and a small building was completed for this purpose in 1950 on the previous St. Croix County Fair Grounds on the west side. The hospital complex was not included in the survey as it lacks architectural integrity due to the nearly constant accumulation of additions and alterations from the 1960s to the present. A series of doctor’s offices and clinics occupied office space along South Knowles Avenue during the 1950s as well. In 1966, a collaboration of doctors, Louis Weisbrod, Dr. James Craig, and Joshua Armstrong, constructed a new clinic building just outside the western city limits near the new hospital. The contemporary style New Richmond Clinic, located at 821 West Eighth Street, successfully encouraged other local doctors to join. In 1983, a large 4,500 square foot addition was completed at the rear of the building. The New Richmond Clinic moved to an expansion of the nearby Holy Family Hospital in 2000, and the clinic was sold and became the office of Associated Eye Care. The Clinic building was renovated again in 2013. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |