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121-123 S Main St | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

121-123 S Main St

Architecture and History Inventory
121-123 S Main St | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:C Howard Olmsted Building
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:246807
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):121-123 S Main St
County:Vilas
City:Eagle River
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1954
Additions:
Survey Date:2023
Historic Use:small retail building
Architectural Style:Twentieth Century Commercial
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone Veneer
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Eagle River Downtown Historic District
National Register Listing Date:2/6/2025
State Register Listing Date:8/23/2024
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:Original tenants of the building, owned by C. Howard Olmsted, were the Milady Beauty Shop owned by Mabel Sandbeck and the Camera Shop, owned by the Johnsons.
Bibliographic References:Newsbrief (beauty shop in Olmsted building), The Rhinelander Daily News, 23 October 1954, 3. Tax Rolls, City of Eagle River, 1954, 1955. "New Eagle River Beauty Shop Opens," The Rhinelander Daily News, 17 November 1954, 7.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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