Property Record
919 S 8TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | FREDERICK C. BUERSTATTE DRUG STORE |
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| Other Name: | MANITOWOC PHARMACIES |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28649 |
| Location (Address): | 919 S 8TH ST |
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| County: | Manitowoc |
| City: | Manitowoc |
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| Year Built: | 1872 |
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| Survey Date: | 1985 |
| Historic Use: | 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: | Eighth Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/17/1988 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | Intact brick corbelling. This is the first portion of what became a two bay commercial building. It is of cream brick, two stories in height, and Italianate in style Of note is the corbelled cornice and the round arch hood moldings over the second floor windows. The first floor has been significantly altered. OPERATED BY THE BUERSTATTE FAMILY UNTIL 1967. This building was built in 1875 and served as the home of the Frederick C. Buerstatte Drug Store. As far as can be determined, the building has always housed a drug store. |
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| Bibliographic References: | ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORICAL WALKING TOUR OF DOWNTOWN MANITOWOC, MANITOWOC COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1988. A. County Tax Rolls. B. Manitowoc City Directories, 1875-76. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |