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439 E GRAND AVE

Historic Name:
Harry Hulburt Building
Other Name:
Hirth's Luggage
Reference Number:
80962

Property Location

Location (Address)
439 E GRAND AVE
County
Rock
City/Village
Beloit
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1907
Additions
Survey Date
1981
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Concrete
Architect
I.f. Hand
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
A significant example of Beloit's turn-of-the-century commercial architecture, eclectic in design and constructed of stone and concrete, the Hulburt building of 1907 was designed by Beloit architect Irving hand.

Rising three stories plus attic, the building is distinguished by a two-story projecting bay and by the classically detailed cornice which runs across the top of the third story. The cornice is supported by modillions, and the second and third story facade is divided by engaged fluted columns. In the panels between the floors are cement blocks upon which are inscribed the name of the building and the date of construction. But not all the detail is historical. The tripartite windows suggest Chicago-styled office building architecture, and even the projecting bay is designed to take advantage of the extra illumination afforded by such construction. The ground story has been altered.

Harry L. Hulburt, a tailor, built this building but apparently never occupied it himself. Over the years it has housed different business establishments.
Bibliographic References
(A) Building facade inscription. (B) Beloit Tax Records, RCHS Archives. (C) Rock County Directories, 1909, 1917, 1919.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

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Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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