Property Record
117-121 N CENTRAL AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Joseph Seidl Building |
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| Other Name: | K&S TV/Sylvia's Ceramics/Star Meat Market |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28183 |
| Location (Address): | 117-121 N CENTRAL AVE |
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| County: | Wood |
| City: | Marshfield |
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| Year Built: | 1901 |
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| Survey Date: | 1990 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 0 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Marquette Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/4/1993 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 4/23/1993 |
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| Additional Information: | Built in 1901, this five bay by four bay Commercial Vernacular building has Italianate style details. This is a late interpretation of the Italianate, as by this time, many new buidings wer incorporating Queen Anne or Neo Classical details. The cornice of this building is decorated with elongated brick corbels. Stepped parapet side walls are capped with concrete coping. On the main (west) elevation the one over one double hung wood sash windows are crowned by segmentally arched lintels. The windows rest on narrow concrete sills. The windows on the exposed (north) side wall are also crowned with segmental arches. The two center window openings on the side wall contain paired windows. The street level store front is relatively unchanged, although the transom has been obscured by a sign panel. This property is a contributing member of the Marshfield Central Avenue Historic District under Criterion C of the National Register of Historic Places. It is representative of the Architecture Theme of the Wisconsin Cultural Resource Management Plan as an example of Commercial Vernacular architecture with Italianate details. The building's architectural integrity on the second story is high, while the first story alterations are reflecytive of continued use and changing stylistic preferences. Built in 1901 for Joseph Seidl, this building was number 109-111 South Central Avenue in 1904. From that time through 1912, it housed a meat shop in the north half and a south saloon in the half. In 1925 and 1946 an unidentified store was occupied in the building. This property is a contributing member of the Marshfield Central Avenue Historic District under Criterion A of the National Register of Historic Places. It is representative of the Commerce Theme of the Wisconsin Cultural Resource Management Plan as an example of a retail building providing Goods and Services. 1933, Star Meat Market operated by Albert Wenzel and Sons. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Historic name, date of construction: datestone. A. Datestone. B. Sanborn Insurance Maps: Marshfield, Wisconsin, 1884, 1887, 1891, 1898, 1904, 1912, 1925, 1946. C. Marshfield City Directories. Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in Wisconsin's Main Street Communities, Wisconsin Main Street Program, 1998. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |