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Property Record

1404 15TH

Historic Name:
Berner's Confectionary
Other Name:
Reference Number:
65443

Property Location

Location (Address)
1404 15TH
County
Manitowoc
City/Village
Two Rivers
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1850
Additions
Survey Date
1975
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Asphalt
Architect
Hosia Allen
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
Yes
Demolished Date
1980
Additional Comments
Legend contends that the first ice cream sundae was made in this two-story Greek Revival building which was built in the 1850's by Hosia Allen and which features returned eaves and two rows of dentils on the cornice.
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National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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Berner's Ice Cream Parlor

View across road towards E.C. Berner's Ice Cream Parlor, where the first ice cream sundae is said to have been made in 1881. A woman is standing behind the open door under a sign on the left that r...

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