Property Record
716 E DIVISION AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | RITCHIE AUTO INC |
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| Reference Number: | 23385 |
| Location (Address): | 716 E DIVISION AVE |
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| County: | Barron |
| City: | Barron |
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| Year Built: | 1950 |
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| Survey Date: | 20022021 |
| Historic Use: | automobile showroom |
| Architectural Style: | Art/Streamline Moderne |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 0 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | LINTEL COURSE. SHOWROOM W/ROUNDED CNR WINDOWS. WRAP AROUND CNRS. OLD 1950S GAS PUMPS IN FRONT OF SERVICE AREA. LARGE BRICKS/TILES. Map code is 26+00 RT. A Buick-Pontiac-GMC dealership named Richie Auto, Inc. occupied this building from at least 1965 until at least 1987 and possibly longer. No longer extant as of 2021. Resurveyed by UWM-CRM as a comparative property for another Art Moderne building in Barron County. |
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| Bibliographic References: | #28;Architecture/History Survey.#29; July 2002. Prepared by Elizabeth L. Miller. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |