Property Record
1095 S Broadway
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Fort Howard Lumber Company Warehouse |
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| Other Name: | PELLET STOVES |
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| Reference Number: | 240038 |
| Location (Address): | 1095 S Broadway |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | Green Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1890 |
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| Survey Date: | 20192021 |
| Historic Use: | warehouse |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Structural System: | Wood Beam |
| Wall Material: | Metal |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | City of Green Bay, Wisconsin - Architectural and Historical Intensive Survey Report Phase 1 - 2021 Fox River Valley Intensive Survey Around 1890, the Fort Howard Lumber Company constructed a two-story timber frame warehouse along the main railroad line off of Broadway on the west side of the Fox River. The warehouse, located at 1095 South Broadway in Green Bay, maintains its timber frame structure and stone and concrete foundation. By 1900, ownership of the lumber yard had transferred to the McEachron and Dorherty Lumber Company, and, by 1907, it was a part of the Green Bay Box and Lumber Company. The warehouse continued to serve the same function through this period as a loading dock for freight trains coming to the industrial site. Most, if not all, of the surrounding historic buildings of the lumber yards are no longer extant. Since the 1930s, the building has continued to be used as a warehouse, most notably for the Green Bay and Western Railway. Some changes have been made to the structure of the building, including the addition of a single-story steel structure to the north and various types of wood and metal siding. However, the basic form and materials have not changed much, and the auxiliary building possesses a high level of architectural integrity, especially considering the building type and location. The Fort Howard Lumber Company Warehouse is significant under Criterion A: History in the area of Industry for its role in the Green Bay lumber industry. The period of significance for the property would extend from 1890 to 1910, when the lumber company went out of businesses at this site. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |