Property Record
120 RITTENHOUSE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Morris Ryder Building |
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Other Name: | HARDWARE HANK |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 1433 |
Location (Address): | 120 RITTENHOUSE AVE |
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County: | Bayfield |
City: | Bayfield |
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Year Built: | 1898 |
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Additions: | C. 1905 |
Survey Date: | 1983 |
Historic Use: | retail building |
Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
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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 HOUSE WITH STOREFRONT ADDED AT LATER DATE. HOUSE IS NEOCLASSICAL W/PEDIMENT ABOVE CLASSICAL ENTRY. STOREFRONT IS 20TH CENTURY COMMERCIAL W/STEPPED GABLE ON FALSE FRONT. BAYFIELD HISTORIC SURVEY FORM (07/1974): [This is for 120 Rittenhouse Ave., which is the small house next to the commercial building] Original use: -built for owners of store General Comments: -old frame building veneered around 1905, stained windows installed around the same time -symmetrical facade -matched dormers protrude out of roof -plain pediment over doorway BAYFIELD HISTORIC SURVEY FORM (07/1974): [This is for 118 Rittenhouse Ave., the commercial building] Date of initial construction: -later 1800s (source Mr. Johnson, owner at the time of survey) Original use: -was two stores, combined later-- used as barber shop, ice cream parlor, drugstore General Comments: -1930s style overhanging neon sign -redwood modernization -tin ceilings and walls inside -veneered around 1905 |
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Bibliographic References: |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |