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300 N 3RD ST

Architecture and History Inventory
300 N 3RD ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Livingston-Winkelman Building
Other Name:Washington Square
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Reference Number:50406
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):300 N 3RD ST
County:Marathon
City:Wausau
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1904
Additions: 1936
Survey Date:19832018
Historic Use:department store
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Begun (and built as) as Livingston Department Store in 1904, name was changed to Winkelman's in 1911. Third story was added in 1936. Winkleman's closed in 1970.

"Charles and Samuel Livingston opened the doors to their department store array of goods in this Commercial style building then two stories high, in 1904. In 1911, Samuel Winkelman purchased the store and gave it his name. In 1936, Samuel and Cassius Winkleman asses the third story, with its banding of chevrons and "W" (for Winkelman, not Wausau) medallions. In 1983, after restoration of the brick facade and interior renovation, the building became Washington Square, with shops and restaurants surrounding a court." City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Historic Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1984.
Bibliographic References:City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Historic Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1984.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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