Property Record
1021 WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Wool Shop |
| Contributing: | No |
| Reference Number: | 28142 |
| Location (Address): | 1021 WISCONSIN AVE |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Boscobel |
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| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | HABS WI-333. ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT: A FRAME BUILDING, TWO STORIES IN HEIGHT AND CAPPED BY A GABLE ROOF. PRESSED METAL (TIN) COVERS THE FACADE. HISTORICAL STATEMENT: ACCORDING TO THE HERITAGE ALBUM, THIS BUILDING WAS OWNED BY LOUIS RUKA, SR. AND CONSTRUCTED IN THE 1870'S. (IN 1884 IT WAS USED AS A B & S). THE SHOP WAS A BARBER SHOP OPERATED BY MR. AND MRS. WONGOR, A BLACK COUPLE. (IN 1892, IT WAS STILL A BARBER SHOP). FROM 1922 TO 1948, THE STORE WAS OPERATED BY THE GROSS FAMILY AS A CLOTHING AND HAT SHOP. (IN 1927, THE STORE WAS A PLACE TO IRON CLOTHES AS WELL). THE BUILDING IS BOTH A RESIDENCE AND A SHOP, WITH THE SHOP ON THE FIRST FLOOR. (A,B,C) 1992- "This building is also one of Boscobel's few remaining frame construction Front Gable form commercial buildings and it too is rectilinear in plan, measures 20-feet-wide by 40-feet-deep, and is two-stories in height. Early photos show that the first story of the main west-facing facade originally featured a canted, recessed central entrance that contained a pair of two-light over-one-panel doors that were surmounted by a transom light. The entrance was then flanked by a large four-light display window on either side, both of which had paneled bulkheads. 'l'his storefront has now been altered and it features a recessed, half-canted entrance door opening to the right. A very large single light display window that has the appearance of being divided into multiple lights is placed across the remainder of the storefront; the multiple lights are actually wooden grids, however, that imitate muntins. 'I'his window has a bulkhead below that is clad in glass panels of alternating colors and the upper portion of the display window is covered with a paneled wood signboard. Early photos show that the original second story of this facade was originally clad in clapboards and was three-bays-wide with each bay containing a single flat-arched window opening that contained a one-over-one light double hung window. This story is now covered with stamped metal sheets that imitate brick and the windows are sheltered by fixed metal awnings. overhanging eaves shelter the facade and the roof is covered in asphalt shingles. There was also originally an exterior staircase located on the south elevation that has since been enclosed. 'I'his resulted in a one-bay-wide full-length two-story shed-roofed addition being built, the west-facing facade of which has an entrance door in its first story and a flat-arched window opening in the second story that is also filled with a one-over-one light double hung window. '!'he wall surface of the west facade of this addition is also clad with stamped metal sheets that imitate brick. All of these modifications have greatly altered the original appearance ot this building. Consequently, it is believed that the building can no longer be considered a contributing element to the district." - Prepared by Timothy F Heggland (1992). |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. SANBORN PERRIS MAP 1884. B. SANBORN PERRIS MAP 1892, 99, 1904-1912. C. SANBORN PERRIS MAP 1927. D. HERITAGE ALBUM BOSCOBEL 1973. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |