Property Record
206-210 N 8TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | L. Sherman and Co. - Boots and Shoes |
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| Other Name: | Baldwin's Men Wear, Tally Ho Travel/Maretti's Downtow |
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| Reference Number: | 56677 |
| Location (Address): | 206-210 N 8TH ST |
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| County: | Manitowoc |
| City: | Manitowoc |
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| Year Built: | 1866 |
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| Survey Date: | 19852022 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| 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: | This three-bay, two-story cream brick retail building dates from the 1860's. Its principal remaining feature is the arcade effect of the series of arched windows on the second floor in a pattern reflecting a Roman aqueduct. The original cornice line has been removed and storefronts altered. This retail building was constructed in 1866 by the Louis Sherman Leather Company, a local tannery, as a local outlet for its boots and shoes. The Sherman Company tanned its own leather, manufactured and sold its own products, controlling the entire manufacturing and retail process. The Sherman Leather Company building is an example of a retail outlet for an early local industry. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) County Tax Rolls. (B) Manitowoc City Directory, 1868-69. (C) Story of a Century, p. 65. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |