Property Record
910 S 8TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | FEHR'S JEWELRY |
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| Other Name: | FEHR'S JEWELRY |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28644 |
| Location (Address): | 910 S 8TH ST |
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| County: | Manitowoc |
| City: | Manitowoc |
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| Year Built: | 1867 |
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| Survey Date: | 1985 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Eighth Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/17/1988 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. THE BAY WINDOW REPLACED AN ARCHED WINDOW. THE INTERIOR FEATURES BLUE AND WHITE TERRA COTTA BAS-RELIEF ORNAMENTATION ON THE CEILINGS AND SOLID MAHOGANY DISPLAY CASES MADE BY ALEXANDER H. REVELL & CO. OF CHICAGO. GUSTAVE KARL FEHRS STARTED THE JEWELRY BUSINESS; IT WAS TAKEN OVER BY HIS SON GUSTAVE ADOLPH IN 1935. THE STORE CLOSED IN 1988 AND AT THAT TIME IT WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE OLDEST JEWELRY STORE IN THE STATE. Excellent small building with cornice brackets center 2nd story bay, marblework facade. The Fehrs Jewelry store is a two story brick commercial building featuring a bracketed cornice and two original arched windows. A later bay has replaced the original center arched window. The first floor storefront has been altered. The Fehr Jewelry store has several interesting features of architectural note, especially the two round arched windows with fan lights on the facade. These are unique to the District and are significant as an architectural sub type. |
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| Bibliographic References: | ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORICAL WALKING TOUR OF DOWNTOWN MANITOWOC, MANITOWOC COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1988. A. County Tax Rolls. B. Story of a Century, p. 54. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |