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Property Record

310 E 2ND ST

Historic Name:
Skattebo Saloon
Other Name:
BOB FRISCH'S BAR
Reference Number:
21759

Property Location

Location (Address)
310 E 2ND ST
County
Lincoln
City/Village
Merrill
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1896
Additions
Survey Date
1991
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
ROUND ARCH 2ND FLR WINDOWS W/ BRICK LINTEL COURSE, ELABORATE BRICK CORBELLED CORNICE W/ ROUND ARCH MOIFS, EXOTIC SHAPED CORNICE W/ OGEE ARCH CNR & FRONT PANELS, ORIGINAL TRANSOMED STOREFRONT W/ CAST IRON COLUMNS. THE SKATTEBO SALOON IS SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION C AS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF COMMERCIAL VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE IN MERRILL. THE SKATTEBO SALOON WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1896-97. IT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY THE LOCAL CONTRACTING FIRM HOUSE AND NELSON. SKATTEBO STAYS AT THIS ADDRESS UNTIL AS LATE AS 1905. BY 1912 THIS WAS THE LOCATION OF IGNATZ FRISCH'S SALOON. DESPITE THE DIFFICULT TIMES OF THE PROHIBITION, FRISCH'S REMAINED AT THIS LOCATION AS LATE AS 1945.
Bibliographic References
(A) Merrill City Directories, 1893 to 1945, located at T.B. Scott Free Library, Merrill, WI. (B) Merrill Advocate. 17 Nov., 1896.

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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