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823 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

823 MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
823 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:C KREMBS AND BROTHER HARDWARE CO
Other Name:FURNITURE CENTRE
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:19209
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):823 MAIN ST
County:Portage
City:Stevens Point
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1895
Additions:
Survey Date:1982
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Concrete Block
Architect: Carlos C. Buck
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Mathias Mitchell Public Square--Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:8/13/1986
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:KREMBS STORE FOUNDED BY CHARLES & ALEXANDER KREMBS IN 1863 BLIND ROUND ARCH MINI-ARCADE BENEATH CORBELLED CORNICEFLAT AND ROUND ARCH 2ND FLR WINDOWS FILLED INROUGH CUT BROWNSTONE SILL COURSECOMPLETELY ALTERED 1ST FLR CONTEMPORARY ADDITION MAYBE OF CONCRET [Date Cnst:(TAX ROLLS)]
Bibliographic References:Stevens Point Daily Journal. April 24, 1895, p. 5; April 27, 1895, p. 1.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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