Property Record
679 WISCONSIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Big John's Tread Mill |
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| Reference Number: | 41914 |
| Location (Address): | 679 WISCONSIN ST |
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| County: | Eau Claire |
| City: | Eau Claire |
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| Year Built: | 1910 |
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| Survey Date: | 1997 |
| Historic Use: | tavern/bar |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This commercial structure is located a block south of the former C.ST.P.M.&O Depot (site 4L/28, 324 Putnam Avenue) and directly across from the Uniroyal plant (site 4L/29 and 5L/2, 799 Wisconsin Street). The corner two story building is faced with brick and features a metal entablature. Segmental arch windows punctuate the second floor, while on the ground floor the openings have been covered. In 1883 the building is listed as "to be" a saloon and grocery. In 1885 and 1889 a saloon occupied the building and in 1897 a vacant store was located on the first floor and hotel rooms on the second. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) 1883, 1885, 1889, 1897 Sanborn-Perris Maps. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |