Property Record
922-930 S 8TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | MANITOWOC SAVINGS BANK |
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| Other Name: | Manitowoc County Human Services Department |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28646 |
| Location (Address): | 922-930 S 8TH ST |
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| County: | Manitowoc |
| City: | Manitowoc |
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| Year Built: | 1927 |
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| Survey Date: | 1985 |
| Historic Use: | bank/financial institution |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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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. WAS USED AS A BANK UNTIL 1968 WHEN IT BECAME AN OFFICE BUILDING. Altered first giant order pedimented colonnade. The Manitowoc Savings Bank has a granite facade which helps to provide an impression of confidence n the institution housed there. The four story bank building is done n the Neoclassical revival style. Its most striking feature is its entrance flanked by monumental three story stone columns w/corinthian capitals and temple pediment. The entablature supporting the pediment extends the full elngth of the 8th and Jay Street facades. Elaborately carved panels separate the floors between windows which are recessed between stone pilasters. A four faced clock is projected out from the corner of the building, the bank building was designed by local architect William J. Raeuber in 1926. The Manitowoc Savings Bank building is the best example of the Neoclassical Revival style in the city as well as being the largest office building in the downtown. The quality of the architectural features and its integrity, including portions of the interior, single it out as architecturallyl significant. The Manitowoc Savings Bank was founded in 1883 by John Schuette and was the base for his broad financial interests and political leadership in the com unity. This building, buit in 1927, was the second home of the bank. Schuette also founded the Oriental Milling Company in 1868 which is still in operation. He was a partner in the Schuette grocery store but sold out in 1884. In 1889, he founded the local electric light company which was later acquired by the City which still provides local power. He was an alderman, State Representative 1875-1876 and a fiven term mayor of the city. The Bank used this bulding until 1968 when it moved to the northwest corner of South 10th and Franklin Streets and is now the Associated Bank of Manitowoc. The Manitowoc Savings Bank building role as ane arly bank founded in the City of Manitowoc and for its association with John Schuette, local business and political leader. |
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| Bibliographic References: | ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORICAL WALKING TOUR OF DOWNTOWN MANITOWOC, MANITOWOC COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1988. A. Marker on building. B. Falge, Louis J., History of Manitowoc County, vol. II pp. 506-7. C. Telephone conference with Robert Dill, Associated Bank of Manitowoc, August 1, 19986. Information from Bank archives. Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter 6/11/1998. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |