Property Record
108 - 110 W 2ND ST (aka MAIN ST W)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BLUMROSEN BLDG |
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| Other Name: | THORP FINANCIAL SERVICES/HEAD START |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 861 |
| Location (Address): | 108 - 110 W 2ND ST (aka MAIN ST W) |
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| County: | Ashland |
| City: | Ashland |
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| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brownstone |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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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: | SECOND STORY INTACT WITH CORBEL TABLE AND BROWNSTONE LINTELS DESCRIPTION: Altered on the first floor, this red brick and brownstone two-story commercial building possesses a ca 1890 second-story facade most noteworthy for its fenestration and brickwork. Symmetrically arranged three-part inset rectangular windows with overhead transon lights and a brownstone lentel course are framed by smooth-faced brownstone long and short quoins. The finely crafted brickwork is expressed again in the frieze of bricks consisting of bricks laid vertically. A slightly projecting cornice separates the uppermost frieze which is ornamented with projecting squares. The Blumrosen Brothers, from Michigan, operated a clothing and dry goods business on the first floor and an imported rug business on the second story. Their expensive merchandise was probably designed for the clients of the Knight Hotel. SIGNIFICANCE: The ca 1890 contributing structure adds integrity to this part of the district and stands out in stylistic treatment and craftmanship of red brick and brownstone from some of the less well preserved buildings on this block. The business operated here by the Blumrosen brothers was praised for its high quality merchandise, most of which was probably aimed toward the clients of the Knight Hotel once lcoated at the corner of Ellis Avenue. |
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| Bibliographic References: | [A] ASHLAND CITY DIRECTORIES |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |