Property Record
137 W 9TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | MARSHFIELD BEDDING CO./BLUM BROS. BOX CO. FACTORY |
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| Other Name: | MARSHFIELD FURNITURE |
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| Reference Number: | 138092 |
| Location (Address): | 137 W 9TH ST |
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| County: | Wood |
| City: | Marshfield |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | industrial building |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | THIS MULTI-BUILDING COMPLEX CONTAINS THREE BUILDINGS. THE NORTHERNMOST WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1898-1904 FOR THE MARSHFIELD BEDDING CO. FACTORY, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME THE SANITARY MATTRESS AND HAMMOCK CO. AND EXPANDED THE BUILDING BETWEEN 1904-1912. THE MIDDLE BUILDING WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1925 AND 1941 AS A FACTORY BUILDING FOR THE BLUM BROS. BOX CO., WHICH COMPANY HAD TAKEN OVER THE COMPLEX. THE SOUTHERNMOST BUILDING HAS A SEPARATE AHI NUMBER (138093) |
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| Bibliographic References: | SANBORN-PERRIS MAPS OF MARSHFIELD: 1884, 1887, 1891, 1898, 1904, 1912, 1925, 1925 (UPDATED TO 1941), 1925 (UPDATED TO 1960). SCHNITZLER, DONALD H. (ED.) THE MARSHFIELD STORY. VOL. 1., AMHERST, WI, 1997, PP. 244-248; VOL. 2, EAGLE RIVER, WI, 2000, PP. 273, 281, |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |