Property Record
15329 STATE HIGHWAY 32
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | James Flynn Automobile Dealership |
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| Other Name: | Fire Lite Liquor |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 118560 |
| Location (Address): | 15329 STATE HIGHWAY 32 |
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| County: | Oconto |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Lakewood |
| Unincorporated Community: | Lakewood |
| Town: | 33 |
| Range: | 16 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 32 |
| Quarter Section: | NW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SE |
| Year Built: | 1922 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2003 |
| Historic Use: | automobile showroom |
| Architectural Style: | Twentieth Century Commercial |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| National Register Listing Date: | |
| State Register Listing Date: |
| Additional Information: | Side windows enclosed, front facade has a fixed awning added. The interior of this building was divided into three businesses: Ford/Essex Car Dealership, garage, and saloon. Second story shows remnants of bootlegging activity with a vat and shelves of glass jugs. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Historic photographs, Don Swanson Family Collection; consultation with Oconto County Historical Society, property owners, and local residents; Peek, Junice, Peak at the Past; Deed and Tax Roll search. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |