101-105 N BRIDGE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

101-105 N BRIDGE ST

Architecture and History Inventory
101-105 N BRIDGE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:METROPOLITAN BLOCK
Other Name:E F HERMAN INSURANCE CO.
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:3149
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):101-105 N BRIDGE ST
County:Chippewa
City:Chippewa Falls
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1889
Additions:
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:small office building
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: SAMUEL SNYDER
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Bridge Street Commercial Historic District
National Register Listing Date:6/24/1994
State Register Listing Date:1/21/1994
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation.

PROJECTING BRACKETED CORNICE WITH ARCHED PEDIMENTS; STONE WINDOW HEADS, BRICK PILASTERS; STAINED GLASS WINDOW, OVER LIGHTS ABOVE LONG NARROW WINDOWS AND RECESSED BRICK PANELS; FACADE ALTERED BY SCREENED FRONT; ALTERED STORE FRONT. WILL BE AN IMPORTANT ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURE IN THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WHEN THE SCREEN IS REMOVED. Builder was J.C. Hansen.
Bibliographic References:INSCRIPTION. Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in Wisconsin's Main Street Communities, Wisconsin Main Street Program, 1998. Chippewa Falls Herald Telegram 5/16/1999.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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