Property Record
822 ROCKPORT RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | LOUIS J. BUGGS GROCERY |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 19888 |
| Location (Address): | 822 ROCKPORT RD |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1891 |
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| Survey Date: | 1987 |
| Historic Use: | grocery store/supermarket |
| Architectural Style: | Boomtown |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Old Fourth Ward Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 5/30/1990 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 2/7/1990 |
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| Additional Information: | DAMAGED BY FIRE. TO BE DEMOLISHED IN 1997. This two story brick commercial building has a "boom town" front with a cornice, decorative window hoods, stone sills, and a recessed entry. The 1890 Assessment Rolls note that there was an unfinished building at this location, owned by Louis Buggs and Brothers. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) TAX ROLLS, 1890. (B) CITY DIRECTORIES, 1891, 1913, 1919. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |