Property Record
208 SILVER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | LONGHINI SALOON |
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| Other Name: | WALTER'S CAFE |
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| Reference Number: | 80441 |
| Location (Address): | 208 SILVER ST |
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| County: | Iron |
| City: | Hurley |
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| Year Built: | 1918 |
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| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| 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: | "This building dates from the aftermath of another Silver Street fire, the 1918 Martinetti Bakery fire that destroyed most of this block. The fire destroyed Chris Longhini's saloon, a one-story frame building on this site, but was prevented from spreading further south by the brick side wall of 206 Silver, which was built about eight years earlier. It was a tavern and later a "soft drink parlor" for at least the next ten years." 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 |