Property Record
225 W Blackhawk Ave (B)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | D.A. Douglass Confectionery |
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| Contributing: | No |
| Reference Number: | 237698 |
| Location (Address): | 225 W Blackhawk Ave (B) |
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| County: | Crawford |
| City: | Prairie du Chien |
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| Year Built: | 1874 |
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| Additions: | C. 1905 |
| Survey Date: | 20192023 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Wood |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Blackhawk Avenue Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/22/2025 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/25/2025 |
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| Additional Information: | 2023: Complete facade remodel since 2019, including the first-floor storefront, the removal of the central, second-floor bay window and replacement with three, smaller windows, along with siding covering the original brick. Formerly addressed separately as 219 W Blackhawk. |
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| Bibliographic References: | The Douglass’s owned the frame building on this lot by no later than 1874, Tax rolls, City of Prairie du Chien, 1874. In 1905, it was purchased by Frank Voth, who continued the confectionery and notions business, Newsbrief (re: Douglas to Voth), The Kickapoo Chief (Wauzeka, WI), 27 July 1905, 8. Voth also added the brick veneered front prior to 1912. Stucco was applied to the brick at some point and, after 2018, the façade was entirely remodeled with modern materials, Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Prairie du Chien, Wis., 1884, 1892, 1899, 1905, 1912; Photo of 225 W. Blackhawk Avenue (B), in the Wisconsin Historic Preservation Database (WHPD), Maintained by the State Historical Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |