Property Record
144-146 W 2ND ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | DR. FRANK WADE OFFICE |
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| Reference Number: | 47937 |
| Location (Address): | 144-146 W 2ND ST |
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| County: | St. Croix |
| City: | New Richmond |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Survey Date: | 19832018 |
| Historic Use: | small office building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The one story brick office building has a rectangular plan. It has been sandblasted and the windows altered. There is a flat roof and corbel brickwork over the windows, which were arched. This building has very little integrity left and the brick condition is poor due to sandblasting. Since 1892 there has been a one story brick building at 144 W. 2nd Street. It was a doctor's office. By 1900, after the tornado, there are two offices with a connecting wall at 144 and 146 W. 2nd Street. In 1912, 146 was a dentist's office and 144 a medical doctors office. At 146, Dr. Kennedy, DDS, had an office ca. 1913-1919+. Mr. Kaiser an attorney, had an office here. Dr. Fitzgerald had an office at 146 and after the tornado Dr. Wade had his office here at 144. Wade was a prominent medical doctor at the time, visiting doctor at the county asylum. He was still here in 1913. He was active in the tornado relief effort. His previous office was destroyed. While the building is significant for its association with Dr. Wade, it is in extermely poor condition after sandblasting. Unfortunately these are possibly the only buildings left from around the 1900's that were originally used as medical offices (and probably built as such), but the poor condition of the office detracts from any historical significance. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |