124 RITTENHOUSE AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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124 RITTENHOUSE AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
124 RITTENHOUSE AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:1434
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):124 RITTENHOUSE AVE
County:Bayfield
City:Bayfield
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1886
Additions:
Survey Date:1983
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Romanesque Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Bayfield Historic District
National Register Listing Date:11/25/1980
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:ROUND ARCH WINDOWS,ALTERED FIRST STORY [Date Cnst:-1892 (A)] BAYFIELD HISTORIC SURVEY FORM (07/1974): [This pertains to specifically 124 Rittenhouse Ave.] General Comments: -fake front "mansard" roof pieced onto the front. -rough stone foundation -window trim and entry porch floor, by BRETTING MFG. CO. ASHLAND, 1907 date on window frame -tin roof interior -the structures at the corners of the entablature match those on the Apostle Island Outfitters Relevant Historical Data and Sources: -An old post card shows an iron frame above the original windows with flower details identical to the framing on the Apostle Island building at 126 Rittenhouse Ave.
Bibliographic References:[A] NRHP NOMINATION FORM
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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