Property Record
125-131 S CENTRAL AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Singer Building |
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| Other Name: | Bullpen/Zweck's Jewelry |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28189 |
| Location (Address): | 125-131 S CENTRAL AVE |
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| County: | Wood |
| City: | Marshfield |
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| Year Built: | 1893 |
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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?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Marshfield Central Avenue Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/4/1993 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/9/1993 |
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| Additional Information: | This building is a two story brick masonry Commercial Vernacular retail buialding with Italianate details located in the middle of the 100 block of S. Central Ave. Built in 1893, the building contains a pair of symmetrically placed storefronts divided by a central entry that gives access to the seven bay wide upper story. The storefront, although somewhat altered, might still retain a pair of transoms behind the new signage. The upper story windows are all alike and each has a one over one double hung wood sash windows under a brick shouldered segmental arch. A stone keystone is centered in each of the arches. The datestone, although eroded, can still be read. The brick cornice is simply decorated with corbelled denticulation. This property is a contributing member of the Marshfield Central Avenue 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 reflective of continued use and changing stylistic preferences. Built in 1893, this single building was constructed to contain two retail spaces. Historically, the north section was number 113, and the south section was number 115. In 1898, #113 was a drugstore and 115 was a music and jewelry store run by Ferdinand Hirzy. In 1904, #113 was a grocery and bakery, and although the Sanborn Insurance maps indicate that a liquor store had replaced the music and jewelry store in #115. Frank L. Zweck opened a jewelry store here in 1904; it stayed in operation until 1996. In 1904, #113 was a grocery and bakery. By 1912, a saloon had replaced the grocery and bakery. In 1946 the new numbers 125 and 131 replaced the addresses 113 and 115, respectively. 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 Coammerce Theme of retail building providing Goods and Services. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Historic name, date of construction: datestone A. Sanborn Insurance Maps: Marshfield, Wisconsin, 1884, 1887, 1891, 1898, 1904, 1912, 1925, 1946. B. Marshfield City Directories. Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in Wisconsin's Main Street Communities, Wisconsin Main Street Program, 1998. Marshfield Walking Tour Brochure, 2000. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |