Property Record
112 E Wall St
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Deckert Block/ Strong & Manley Hardware |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 246816 |
| Location (Address): | 112 E Wall St |
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| County: | Vilas |
| City: | Eagle River |
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| Year Built: | 1890 |
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| Survey Date: | 2023 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Wood |
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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: | THe building served as the Strong & Manley Hardware Store from 1906 to 1958. Prior to Strong and Manley it was owned by A.G. Richison, who also ran a hardware store from the building. . |
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| Bibliographic References: | An 1890 newsbrief reads, “F.J. Deckart (sp) is putting up a new two-story building and adding another story to his old one on Wall Street…”. Based on other sources, combined with this statement, it is believed that this building was formerly the single-story building that was remodeled to be two stories, Newsbrief (re: Deckert), Eagle River Review, 19 July 1890, 1. Newsbrief (re: Deckert buildings), Eagle River Review, 11 October 1890, 1. “Eagle River is the Largest and Finest Town in Vilas County,” Eagle River Review, 23 August 1894, 3. Tax Rolls, Town of Eagle River, 1896. “Richison’s Hardware Store Has Changed Hands,” Eagle River Review, 3 August 1906, 1. “Grand Opening at Nelson Hardware,” Vilas County News-Review, 26 June 1958, 1. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |