Property Record
233 E COLLEGE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | PRINCE CIGAR STORE |
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| Other Name: | LIGHTING CLASSICS |
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| Reference Number: | 39033 |
| Location (Address): | 233 E COLLEGE AVE |
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| County: | Outagamie |
| City: | Appleton |
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| Year Built: | 1881 |
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| Survey Date: | 19912024 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Second Empire |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Additional map codes are: CC/1. Additional photo codes are: FRV CC/1. A two-story, false mansard-roofed, brick commercial building of transitional Queen Anne design with a corbelled frieze, tin cornice, dwarf metal-trimmed mansard roof and lower one windows with projecting brick hood moulds with stone keystones. The building has architecturally treated elevations facing north and eat. The storefrton is modern with full length plate glass. The masonry and fenestration in the upper central bay of the north elevation has been extensively altered from its original appearance. This structure contributes to the significance of the College Avenue Historic District as an example of late Italianate Commercial design illustrating the emerging infleunce of the Queen Anne style in its use of ornamental masonry, abstractly panelled wall planes, and non-historically patterned sheet metal work. The dwarf mansard roof is a curious feature evidently intended to contribute to the picture squareness of the overall composition. The modern material covering the transom detracts from the integrity of the mid-twentieth century storefront. The central window in the upper College Avenue elevation has been unsympathetcially altered. Mr. B. Lyons erected the building in as a cigar factory and store. It was considered one of the finest structures in the community at the time. The interior was finished in imitation cherry, the walls and ceilings elegently frescoed, counters also in cherry, plate glass windows and a most imposing front. The second story was Mr. Lyon's residence. It featured a Boyington furnace, an elevator, and the building was gas and water fitted and wired for electric light. The company remained in business for a few years when it became the Lyon's Brick Building. The business also only lasted a short time. In 1928 Langstadt's Quality Appliances moved in. 2024: Resurveyed, not contributing to College Avenue Historic District. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A.) Appleton Crescent, December 12, 1885. (B.) Appleton Crescent, September 22, 1980, Sec. B, p. 12. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |