Property Record
323 STEELE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Wilbur Building |
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| Other Name: | LINDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD |
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| Reference Number: | 26562 |
| Location (Address): | 323 STEELE ST |
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| County: | Kewaunee |
| City: | Algoma |
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| Year Built: | 1881 |
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| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| 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: | STILTED SEGMENTAL ARCHED WINDOWS W/ KEYSTONES LINDY'S HAS BRACKETED 1ST FLR CORNICE AND ROUND ARCHED CORBELLING BOTH HAVE CORBELLED AND DENTICULATED CORNICE [Date Cnst: 1879] Built in 1881, this building served as a drug store until the 1950s; the second floor was a photo studio from 1891 to 1936. From the 1950s to the 1970s, Lindy's, an ice cream parlor, magazine, and newspaper shop, operated here. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 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 |