Property Record
822 FRANKLIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | HAMACHEK-BLESER CO. BUILDING |
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| Other Name: | PIETROSKE BUICK |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28655 |
| Location (Address): | 822 FRANKLIN ST |
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| County: | Manitowoc |
| City: | Manitowoc |
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| Year Built: | 1922 |
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| Survey Date: | 1985 |
| Historic Use: | automobile showroom |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | 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. Corinthian pilaster classic detail. This one story brick auto dealership is highlighted by its pavilion like showroom area. The facade is made up of large arched show windows between brick columns with Corinthian capitals supporting a neo classical entablature decorated with two types of dentils. The cornice line is punctuated by three balustrades over the show windows. |
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| Bibliographic References: | ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORICAL WALKING TOUR OF DOWNTOWN MANITOWOC, MANITOWOC COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1988. A. Manitowoc City Directories, 1920 and 1923. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |