Property Record
1701- 1721 DUNLAP AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Lauerman Brothers Department Store |
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| Reference Number: | 22782 |
| Location (Address): | 1701- 1721 DUNLAP AVE |
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| County: | Marinette |
| City: | Marinette |
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| Year Built: | 1884 |
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| Additions: | 1919 1913 1890 1904 1924 1991 |
| Survey Date: | 19882023 |
| Historic Use: | department store |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Lauerman Brothers Department Store |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 2/24/1992 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 10/16/1998 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. PART OF THE PROPOSED DOWNTOWN MARINETTE HISTORIC DISTRICT. BLDG MOVED TO THIS SITE ACCORDING TO THE BAY-LAKE REGIONAL PLANNING COMM. MAY BE DEMOLISHED. BLDG CONTAINED MARINETTE'S & MENOMINEE'S 1ST TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. TALL SEGMENTAL ARCH WINDOWS W/STILTED PEAKED ARCH LINTELS. MOULDED, BRACKETED & DENTILLED EAVES OVER CORNICE. The oldest building is the old business block that sits between the department store and the wholesale warehouse building. This building was moved right after 1900 from the block where the department store is now located to where it is today. By 1910 Lauerman was using this building as a part of his complex. The Lauerman Department Store was built in three stages. The front section was built in 1904, and additions were made to it in 1913, 1919 and 1924. The wholesale warehouse was built in 1920 In 1992 the buildings were renovated and restored. Originally housed the department store. Building was moved over one lot to its current location and was then used as a warehouse. 2023: Update photo for Marinette Main Street Commercial Historic District DOE. See AHI #22781 and 22786. |
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| Bibliographic References: | MENOMINEE RIVER MEMORIES. Tax Project |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |