Property Record
107 W 2ND ST (aka MAIN ST W)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | PRESS BLDG (NAMESTONE) |
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| Other Name: | FIRESIDE LOUNGE |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 860 |
| Location (Address): | 107 W 2ND ST (aka MAIN ST W) |
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| County: | Ashland |
| City: | Ashland |
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| Year Built: | 1924 |
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| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | West Second Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 2/2/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | LEFT SIDE DESTROYED BY FIRE Surviving only in part due to a fire, this one story red brick building has a flat roof with elaborate decorative inlaid brickwork and cement details that include the namestone. This building was once the headquarters for the Ashland Daily Press, printed since 1872. In the earliest days, the Ashland Daily Press was located in the other end of the district, in the Ashland Press Building at 119 Vaughn Avenue. (ISF 36-27), when Samuel S. Fifield was chief editor and writer. 2022 - Demolished c.2000 |
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| Bibliographic References: | [A] ASHLAND SALUTES 100 YEARS OF PROGRESS |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |