Property Record
320 W GRAND AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | JOHNSON HILL CO. DEPARTMENT STORE |
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| Reference Number: | 16771 |
| Location (Address): | 320 W GRAND AVE |
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| County: | Wood |
| City: | Wisconsin Rapids |
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| Year Built: | 1912 |
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| Survey Date: | 1995 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Chicago Commercial Style |
| Structural System: | Brick |
| 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: | A.F. Billmeyer was the contractor. Building is within the Moderne as it has a parapet which is gracefully curved and Chicago windows with one panel of Art Deco ornamentation. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Historic name: on building. Date of construction: Taylor, p.107. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |