Property Record
2 N 2ND ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Currie G. Bell Block |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 1162 |
| Location (Address): | 2 N 2ND ST |
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| County: | Bayfield |
| City: | Bayfield |
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| Year Built: | 1892 |
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| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brownstone |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Bayfield Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/25/1980 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | BRICK CORBEL TABLE,DOUBLE AND TRIPLE ROUND ARCH WINDOWSALTERED FIRST STORY [Date Cnst:(A)] BAYFIELD SURVEY FORM (07/1974): Date of initial construction: -datestone "Bell 1892", built by Bell family General Comments: -Romanesque arches, 2nd story -courtyard on north side of the building Currie G. Bell was editor and publisher of the local newspaper, the Bayfield Press (later the Bayfield County Press). Bell was the first town chairman and county board member. He campaigned vigorously to establish the Bayfield Fish Hatchery, the second and, at the time, largest fish-rearing facility in the state. |
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| Bibliographic References: | [A] NRHP NOMINATION FORM Eckert, Kathryn. Sandstone Buildings in the Lake Superior Region, 2000. Brownstone & Bargeboard, A Guide to Bayfield’s Historic Architecture, Whitney Gould and Stephen Wittman; Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin System. 1980. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |