Property Record
117 N ADAMS ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Wagner Building |
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| Other Name: | Angelina's |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 29458 |
| Location (Address): | 117 N ADAMS ST |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | Green Bay |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Survey Date: | 19852017 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Green Bay Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 5/13/2019 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 2/16/2018 |
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| Additional Information: | Two story tall example of a commercial vernacular building whose principal facade is entirely covered in the rock faced cut-stone blocks typical of the Richardsonian Romanesque style, but whose overall design varies only slightly from the less picturesque brick examples typical of many late 19th Century commercial buildings. The facade has full-height corner pilasters and the 2nd floor and the attic floor above it are pilastered and are 3 bays wide. The 1st floor of the main facade and the interior have been completely modernized, but the rest of the facade is largely intact. The display window is still topped by a large cast iron beam above having two cast iron rosettes as decoration and has a flat ardched cut stone voussant above with a keystone in the center. This building is clearly related in style and design to the more elaborate example next door at 115 N. Adams Street, (BR 84/28) 2017-NRHP District Nomination This building was constructed in 1900 as Wagner’s paper and paint store. Although less elaborate, this vernacular commercial style building is closely related in style to the neighboring Rockstroh Bakery (115 N Adams). The building’s façade is covered in the same color of rock-faced cut stone as its neighbor and exhibits the stylistic influence of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. The building’s front corners are defined by pilasters that extend up the full height of the façade. The first floor features altered storefront windows and an entry at the right. Signage is situated above the windows and entry, with an iron beam above that serves as the lintel. Four cast rosettes decorate the lintel beam, above which is a flat, segmental arch of stone voussoirs and a central keystone. The second story is three bays wide, with each bay delineated by pilasters that extend to the top of the façade. Each of the three second story bays have a 1/1 window. All three windows share a continuous sill line and each is topped with a single, horizontal, stone lintel. A horizontal band of stone dentils, interrupted by the afore-mentioned pilasters, separate the second story lintels from the third story stonework. The left and right bays of the third story have no openings, but rather feature four recessed stones. The central bay has a round arch window opening, currently filled with a wooden panel. A cut stone parapet extends above the central bay. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Historic name (Nick Wagner), date of construction: Brown County tax rolls. (B) Green Bay Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. 20 Sep 1900, page 3 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |