Property Record
220 N COMMERCIAL ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | TAUBER'S MEAT SHOP |
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| Contributing: | No |
| Reference Number: | 58273 |
| Location (Address): | 220 N COMMERCIAL ST |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Neenah |
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| Year Built: | 1923 |
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| Survey Date: | 2004 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Art Deco |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property named 'North Commercial Street Historic District'. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. A commercial building incorporating both Neo-Classic lines and pavilions with Art Deco pattern brickwork and limestone trim. Best unaltered example in the city. William Tauber's market was a 20th Century contiruation of the expanding Island commercial district. The previous map code was 4/19 for the map CEBM. This commercial structure was built in 1923 and served as Tauber's Meat Market (entrance at the corner), while the other space functioned as a millinery shop. The meat market evolved into a grocery store, known first as Ginke's Island Market and later the Island Super Food Market, and was operated by Harold W. Ginke until the mid-1960s. The remaining commercial space was first utilized as a millinery shop and was later occupied by Montgomery Ward and functioned as their local office. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. 1923 Neenah Tax Roll, p.66. North Commercial Street Historic District, "Determination of Eligibility form, Prepared by Peter J. Adams, 1991, 7/1. Heritage Research, Ltd., 2004. Historical and Architectural Resources Survey, City of Neenah, Winnebago County. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |