113-123 N BRIDGE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

113-123 N BRIDGE ST

Architecture and History Inventory
113-123 N BRIDGE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:UNION BLOCK
Other Name:Spurgeon's Dept. Store; Dr. L. Arneson, Optometrist
Contributing: No
Reference Number:3156
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):113-123 N BRIDGE ST
County:Chippewa
City:Chippewa Falls
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1885
Additions:
Survey Date:1994
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: SAMUEL SNYDER
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Bridge Street Commercial Historic District
National Register Listing Date:6/24/1994
State Register Listing Date:1/21/1994
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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. Facade partially covered by modern screen front; remainder of facade articulated by recessed brick panels and irregularly placed windows with stone lintels. Round windows. Transom window on store front screen; altered store fronts. If the modern screen facade were removed from the facade, the Union Block would be an architecturally significant example of commercial architecture built during the 1880's boom period in Chippewa Falls.
Bibliographic References:(A) Building Inscription. CHIPPEWA FALLS HERALD TELEGRAM 5/3/1995. Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in Wisconsin's Main Street Communities, Wisconsin Main Street Program, 1998.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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