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16 E BAYFIELD ST

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16 E BAYFIELD ST

Historic Name:
S. A. YATES BLOCK

Other Name:
DR. M. E. VIRNIG DENTIST OFFICE

Reference Number:
15541

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Property Location

Location (Address)

16 E BAYFIELD ST

County

Bayfield

City/Village

Washburn

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1889

Additions

2005

Survey Date

2008,2022

Historic Use

small office building

Architectural Style

Queen Anne

Structural System

Wall Material

Brownstone

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

THIS FACADE HAS BEEN ALMOST COMPLETELY ALTERED. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY A QUEEN ANNE STYLE RETAIL BUILDING HAVING TWO SECOND STORY ORIEL BAYS OVER A STOREFRONT THAT HAD A DISPLAY WINDOW PLACED ON EITHER SIDE OF A RECESSED ENTRANCE, WITH A SECOND ENTRANCE TO THE RIGHT THAT SERVED THE SECOND STORY. BY 1975, HOWEVER, THE ORIEL BAYS HAD BEEN REMOVED AND THE FIRST STORY STOREFRONT HAD BEEN COMPLETELY ALTERED. THE CURRENT STOREFRONT AND THE TWO ORIEL BAYS ABOVE IT WERE CONSTRUCTED IN 2005 AND WHILE THEY ARE SUPERBLY DONE, THEY ARE NOT ORIGINAL. The Racket Shop sold notions and was owned by J.H. Cole, who lived upstairs. Other tenants have been attorneys and the Washburn Waterworks. 2022 - Resurveyed. The S.A. Yates Block is a two-story Queen Anne commercial building built in 1889. The building has a rectilinear footprint and is constructed of locally quarried rock-faced brownstone. The first story storefront features a recessed central entrance enclosed with a replacement plate glass and metal frame door with sidelights and a multi-light transom. The entrance is flanked by show windows with replacement plate glass and metal frames and topped by multi-light transoms. The entrance and windows are topped by round-arched window hoods comprised of smooth brownstone voussoirs resting on Tuscan pilasters with carved cushion capitals. The pilasters are separated by cast iron support posts. A metal lintel separates the first and second stories. The second story features a pair of oriel bay windows with metal surrounds. The windows have been replaced with one-over-one vinyl sashes and have been reframed with wood.

Bibliographic References

SANBORN-PERRIS FIRE INSURANCE MAPS OF WASHBURN, 1889. WASHBURN NEWS: FEB. 16, 1889, P. 1. Washburn Heritage Preservation Association. Wood, Stone, and Water: Washburn Walking Tour. Bayfield: Roslyn Nelson, 2005. PP. 10-11. P. 10-11.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Not Listed

National Register Listing Date

State Register Listing Date

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small office building Queen Anne

Bayfield
County

Washburn
Community

1880-1889
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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