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Property Record

1401 TOWER AVE

Historic Name:
United States Courthouse, Custom House and Post Office
Other Name:
Reference Number:
17852

Property Location

Location (Address)
1401 TOWER AVE
County
Douglas
City/Village
Superior
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1908
Additions
Survey Date
2009,2019
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Steel Frame
Wall Material
Cut Stone
Architect
Barber and Barber
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
A 'site file' exists for this property. 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, Division of Historic Preservation.

2010-
The building continued to be used as a post office until 1982, but it has now been converted into apartments.

RUSTICATED 1ST FLR W/RECESSED SEGMENTAL ARCH WINDOWS W/KEYSTONES. 2ND AND 3RD FLRS W/MONUMENTAL ENGAGED FLUTED IONIC COLUMNS. SIDES W/IONIC PILASTERS. TRANSOMED 1ST FLR WINDOWS AND DOORS. MOULDED AND MODILLIONED CORNICE ABOVE INSCRIBED FRIEZE. ORIGINALLY OCCUPIED 6/1908.
Bibliographic References
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION IS INSCRIBED ON BUILDING. SUPERIOR EVENING TELEGRAM 2/26/1994. MILWAUKEE SENTINEL 9/17/1994. DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE, POINTS NORTH, 6/9/1996. Superior Daily Telegram 11/30/1999. Superior Daily Telegram 6/19/2002. Lusignan, Paul. Superior Intensive Survey Report. Superior, 1983. Architecture and History Survey. October 2009, August 2010, December 2010. Prepared by Timothy F. Heggland.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
Contributing
Unique ID
HI17852

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Attribution

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