501 JEFFERSON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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501 JEFFERSON ST

Architecture and History Inventory
501 JEFFERSON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Lemke Studio
Other Name:Act Ad Agendy; State Farm Insurance
Contributing:
Reference Number:51111
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):501 JEFFERSON ST
County:Marathon
City:Wausau
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1926
Additions:
Survey Date:19832018
Historic Use:small office building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
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:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:Carl Lemke was an early photographer, beginning in 1885. He worked in this building from 1926 until c. 1940.
2018: First floor alteration with new brick and windows.
Bibliographic References:(A) Wausau City Directories, 1883-1942.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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