Property Record
419 GRAND AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Fleischfresser Store |
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Other Name: | Sports Card Center/Army Recruiting |
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Reference Number: | 21806 |
Location (Address): | 419 GRAND AVE |
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County: | Lincoln |
City: | Merrill |
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Year Built: | 1900 |
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Survey Date: | 1991 |
Historic Use: | retail building |
Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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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: | SLIGHTLY TALLER ADDITION. SEGMENTAL ARCH BRICK LINTELS IN CORBELLED LINTEL COURSE. BRICKWORK CORNICE. PORTION W/ MULTIPANED GLASS TRANSOM AND METAL STOREFRONT CORNICE. POLYGONAL 2ND FLR ORIEL W/ MOULDED EAVES. THE FLEISCHFRESSER GENERAL STORE IS POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION C AS A GOOD REPRESENTATIVE OF COMMERCIAL VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE IN MERRILL. ALBERT FLEISCHFRESSER APPARENTLY CONSTRUCTED THIS TWO STORY BRICK BLOCK BETWEEN 1896 AND 1900 TO HOUSE HIS WEST SIDE GENERAL STORE. FLEISCHFRESSER GENERAL STORE WAS LOCATED AT THIS LOCATION AS LATE AS 1945. |
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Bibliographic References: | (A) Merrill City Directories, 1900-1945, located at T.B. Scott Free Library, Merrill, WI. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |