Property Record
315 S 6TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | RUPIPER LUMBER |
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| Other Name: | BETTER BRITE PLATING INC |
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| Reference Number: | 1911 |
| Location (Address): | 315 S 6TH ST |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | De Pere |
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| Year Built: | 1915 |
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| Historic Use: | lumber yard/mill |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 0 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | In photo and/or map codes, (F) stands for Fox River Valley Survey. Negatives filed with survey project. NAER INVENTORY (11/1979): These buildings were built around 1915 by Rudolph Rupiper. They were used as a sawmill and office-machine shop. The mill cut, planed and finished lumber. The office-machine shop was razed by fire in 1979. The office has moved but the sawmill is currently being used by Better Brite as a zinc plating shop. The building is of wood construction. It is rectangular and has a low sloping gabled roof. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A.) Brown Co., real Estate Tax Rolls- De Pere, 1915, p. 51, Brown Series 4, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, housed in the Area Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. (B.) Max Franc, director of De Pere Historical Museum, interviewed by P. Baenen 12/1980. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |