1026-1028 LAWE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1026-1028 LAWE ST

Architecture and History Inventory
1026-1028 LAWE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Walter Scherf House
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Reference Number:31620
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1026-1028 LAWE ST
County:Brown
City:Green Bay
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1937
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Survey Date:19852022
Historic Use:duplex/two-flat
Architectural Style:Spanish/Mediterranean Styles
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Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Late example with bracketted eaves, wrought iron balconets below second floor windows on main facade and vaguely Mediterranean Revival style entrance vestibule having double semi circular surrounds imitating cut stone. The cornice of the vestibule is also of concrete and has modiooion blocks below and decorative urns above. #650: Hip roof clapboard sided garage has exposed rafter ends beneath eaves and probably predates the apartment building. #660: Sherf was President of Northern Glove & Mitten Co. This was an income property. Green Bay Intensive Survey Phases 2, 3 & 4
Bibliographic References:A. Brown County Tax Rolls. B. Green Bay City Directory, 1938 C. "An Employer's Ideal for his Workers Built Top Bracket Glove Business, "Wisconsin Magazine." Green Bay Issue, 1951, p. 66.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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