Property Record
101 E Wall St (B)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Higgins Building |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 246705 |
| Location (Address): | 101 E Wall St (B) |
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| County: | Vilas |
| City: | Eagle River |
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| Year Built: | 1924 |
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| Survey Date: | 2023 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Eagle River Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 2/6/2025 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/23/2024 |
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| Additional Information: | Built in 1924 by Alex Higgins. The first floor was originally home to the Mulrooney Drug Co., while Higgins had his insurance and law office on the upper floor. Mulrooney moved out in 1927 to 107 E. Wall Street, which he purchased in May 1927. |
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| Bibliographic References: | "Build New Office," Eagle River Review, 13 September 1923, 12. "Build Office Rooms," The Vilas County News, 12 September 1923, 7. "A Two Story Building," The Vilas County News, 9 April 1924, 1. "Solid Brick Construction," The Eagle River Review, 15 May 1924, 1. "Opens Drug Store Saturday," The Vilas County News, 10 December 1924, 1. "Mulrooney Buys Habrich Building," The Vilas County News, 18 May 1927. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |