Property Record
1360 2ND AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 242107 |
| Location (Address): | 1360 2ND AVE |
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| County: | Barron |
| City: | Cumberland |
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| Year Built: | 1905 |
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| Survey Date: | 2020 |
| Historic Use: | fire house |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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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: | Surveyed in July 2020 by UWM-CRM as part of the WisDOT USH 63 reconstruction project. This two-story firehouse was built around 1905. The building is rectangular in plan and clad in brick. The front elevation consists of two vehicular bays and an entry door at street level. The vehicular bays are filled with vertical board cladding, but the masonry openings remain unchanged. The two-panel, street level entry door appears to be original, with diagonal boards in the lower panel and a single light glass upper panel. The second story contains three one-over-one double hung wood windows with stone sills and rock-faced stone lintels. The front façade is capped with a parapet containing a brick cornice. The center bay of the parapet extends higher than the sides and contains a square louvered opening flanked by square piers. These piers, along with the corner piers, are capped with rock-faced stone coping. The sidewalls of the building step down in three stages towards the rear. Each side bay is capped with corbelled brickwork and the bays are separated by square piers with projecting, rock-faced capstones. The side elevations contain several segmental-arched window openings; some of the windows appear to be original one-over-one wood double hungs, while others may be modern replacements. A square belfry is located on the roof of the building. The base of the belfry is clad in clapboards. The upper portion consists of corner posts with diagonal bracing on all four sides. The belfry has a flat roof with shallow-pitched overhanging eaves. The belfry appears to retain its original bell. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Construction date based on Sanborn maps. The 1893 map indicates a 1 ½ story “engine house” with a different building footprint; while the 1909 map indicates the current 2 story masonry building. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |