570 FRANKLIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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570 FRANKLIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
570 FRANKLIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:Horne's Taxidermy
Contributing:
Reference Number:41235
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):570 FRANKLIN ST
County:Eau Claire
City:Eau Claire
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1885
Additions:
Survey Date:1997
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Boomtown
Structural System:
Wall Material:Asphalt
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:1981 SURVEY INFO: A frame commercial structure (asphalt shingles cover the original wall surfaces) that is characterized by a boomtown facade. A projecting cornice caps the building, while on the lower level a central recessed entrance is flanked by display windows. In 1889 a grocery store occupied the building. 1987 SURVEY UPDATE: The recessed lower store front has been remodeled with wide vertical boards. The window were removed and one window has been added to the right of the doorway which is no longer recessed.
Bibliographic References:(A) 1889 Sanborn-Perris Map.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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