Property Record
2 BANKS AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | DULUTH ELEVATOR CO. |
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| Other Name: | GLOBE ELEVATORS #1,2,3 |
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| Reference Number: | 17520 |
| Location (Address): | 2 BANKS AVE |
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| County: | Douglas |
| City: | Superior |
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| Year Built: | 1887 |
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| Additions: | 1893 |
| Survey Date: | 198320092019 |
| Historic Use: | grain elevator/feed mill |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Metal |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. 1 OF OLDEST GRAIN ELEVATOR COMPLEXES IN DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR. EXCELLENT EXAMPLES OF RARE METAL CLAD WOODEN CONSTRUCTION IN CONTINUOUS USE SINCE 1887. SEE DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY MAP #120. THREATENED WITH DEMOLITION IN 1994. December 17, 2018: large fire - 1/3 of the elevator destroyed by fire. https://substreet.org/globe-elevator/ |
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| Bibliographic References: | 1975 HARBOR SURVEY. SANBORN MAPS. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |