Property Record
223-225 S CENTRAL AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Law Offices/Marshfield Rare Coin & Bullion |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28205 |
| Location (Address): | 223-225 S CENTRAL AVE |
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| County: | Wood |
| City: | Marshfield |
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| Year Built: | 1891 |
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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 late nineteenth century Commercial Vernacular brick building with Italianate detailing is located in the middle of the 200 block of the east side of South Central Avenue. Like most of the buildings within this central business district, it is two stories tall and two bays wide. The upper story has narrow one over one double hung wood sash windows recessed and grouped in pairs under segmental arch lintels. The cornice ornamentation consists primarily of various forms of brick corbelling and denticulation influenced by the Italianate style. The street level commercial storefront has been recently encsed by a false shed roof, multi-paned windows and brick veneer. 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 buidling's architectural integrity on the second story is high, while the first story alterations are reflective of continued use and changing stylistic preferences. Built after the fire of 1887, and before 1891, this building was occupied by a furniiture store from .... through 1912. In 1925 and 1946 the building was occupied by unidentified stores. The historic addresses of this property were: in 1891, #843 South Central Avenue, from 1898 through 1925 #211 South Central Avenue, and by 1946, #223 South Central Avenue. This property is a contributing member of the Marshfeild 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. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Sanborn Insurance Maps: Marshfield, Wisconsin - 1884, 1891, 1898, 1904, 1912, 1926, 1946. (B) Marshfield City Directories. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |