Property Record
123 W 3rd Street
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | MCCABE'S SHAMROCK CLUB |
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| Other Name: | MCCABE'S SHAMROCK |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 237495 |
| Location (Address): | 123 W 3rd Street |
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| County: | St. Croix |
| City: | New Richmond |
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| Year Built: | 1960 |
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| Survey Date: | 2018 |
| Historic Use: | tavern/bar |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | New Richmond Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/22/2022 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 5/20/2022 |
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| Additional Information: | In 1945, Chris and Ruth McCabe purchased a non-extant bowling alley with four lanes along South Knowles Avenue and renamed it Shamrock Recreation. The couple operated the bowling alley until 1958, when the new Bowlarena was opened. The McCabe’s then opened a tavern, McCabe’s Shamrock Club, which was completed in 1960. The Contemporary style bar, located at 123 West Third Street, was built on the site of three non-extant smaller commercial storefronts. The tavern has long been associated with the Irish heritage of many of New Richmond’s citizens, and Ruth McCabe inspired the introduction of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 1974, which has been a popular event since. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |