Property Record
29 SILVER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | SANTINI'S BAR |
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| Other Name: | MAHOGANY RIDGE |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 80434 |
| Location (Address): | 29 SILVER ST |
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| County: | Iron |
| City: | Hurley |
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| Year Built: | 1925 |
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| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | tavern/bar |
| Architectural Style: | Twentieth Century Commercial |
| Structural System: | Brick |
| 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: | Also previously called Papoose Lodge. "Nuncio Santini's bar not only looks bigger than the rest, it is bigger -- this building's lot is actually one and one-half times wider than the rest. In 1926, Santini paid $2,300 in taxes on this single building, one of the highest tax bills in the city. Of all the Lower Block bars, this one still looks the most like it did when it was built, complete with two intact storefronts. Like McRaniels, Santini also ran a hotel in this building, with 10 rooms on the second floor. The Santini family had been prominent in the tavern industry in Hurley for several years -- two Santinis were arrested in a Christmas week raid in 1920." Iron County Heritage Area, Historic Touring Guide & Map to Iron County: Wisconsin's Vacation Paradise, not dated. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Iron County Heritage Area, Historic Touring Guide & Map to Iron County: Wisconsin's Vacation Paradise, not dated. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |