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233 E COLLEGE AVE

Historic Name:
PRINCE CIGAR STORE

Other Name:
LIGHTING CLASSICS

Reference Number:
39033

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Property Location

Location (Address)

233 E COLLEGE AVE

County

Outagamie

City/Village

Appleton

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1881

Additions

Survey Date

1991,2024

Historic Use

small retail building

Architectural Style

Second Empire

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

Additional map codes are: CC/1. Additional photo codes are: FRV CC/1. A two-story, false mansard-roofed, brick commercial building of transitional Queen Anne design with a corbelled frieze, tin cornice, dwarf metal-trimmed mansard roof and lower one windows with projecting brick hood moulds with stone keystones. The building has architecturally treated elevations facing north and eat. The storefrton is modern with full length plate glass. The masonry and fenestration in the upper central bay of the north elevation has been extensively altered from its original appearance. This structure contributes to the significance of the College Avenue Historic District as an example of late Italianate Commercial design illustrating the emerging infleunce of the Queen Anne style in its use of ornamental masonry, abstractly panelled wall planes, and non-historically patterned sheet metal work. The dwarf mansard roof is a curious feature evidently intended to contribute to the picture squareness of the overall composition. The modern material covering the transom detracts from the integrity of the mid-twentieth century storefront. The central window in the upper College Avenue elevation has been unsympathetcially altered. Mr. B. Lyons erected the building in as a cigar factory and store. It was considered one of the finest structures in the community at the time. The interior was finished in imitation cherry, the walls and ceilings elegently frescoed, counters also in cherry, plate glass windows and a most imposing front. The second story was Mr. Lyon's residence. It featured a Boyington furnace, an elevator, and the building was gas and water fitted and wired for electric light. The company remained in business for a few years when it became the Lyon's Brick Building. The business also only lasted a short time. In 1928 Langstadt's Quality Appliances moved in. 2024: Resurveyed, not contributing to College Avenue Historic District.

Bibliographic References

(A.) Appleton Crescent, December 12, 1885. (B.) Appleton Crescent, September 22, 1980, Sec. B, p. 12.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Not Listed

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small retail building Second Empire

Outagamie
County

Appleton
Community

1880-1889
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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