Property Record
300 FOURTH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Ahnapee Furniture Co. |
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Other Name: | NETTO PALAZZO |
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Reference Number: | 26530 |
Location (Address): | 300 FOURTH ST |
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County: | Kewaunee |
City: | Algoma |
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Year Built: | 1891 |
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Additions: | C. 1950 1920 |
Survey Date: | 1975 |
Historic Use: | industrial bldg/manufacturing facility |
Architectural Style: | Italianate |
Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. STILTED SEGMENTAL ARCHED WINDOWS. ARCADED ROUND ARCHES IN CORNICE. Ahnapee Manufacturing produced furniture in this building until 1916. The boiler house was built in 1920 and the cinder block addition was constructed about 1950. This three-story structure was built in 1891 as a furniture factory. From 1921 to 1980, the Algoma Net Company occupied the building. Originally this firm produced fly nets for horses. In 1993, Community Improvement of Algoma procured the long vacant building in order to turn it over to a developer for restoration and adaptation into shop space. |
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Bibliographic References: | KEWAUNEE ENTERPRISE 8/17/1995. Ahnapee Record 11/5/1891. Historic Algoma Walking Tour Volume II, Community Improvement of Algoma Main Street Program, 2008. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |