Property Record
203 W COLLEGE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BISSING BUILDING |
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| Other Name: | BOOT HILL |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 39054 |
| Location (Address): | 203 W COLLEGE AVE |
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| County: | Outagamie |
| City: | Appleton |
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| Year Built: | 1880 |
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| Survey Date: | 19912018 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | LEWIS BATES |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | College Avenue Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/2/1982 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' (College Avenue Historic District) 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. 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, Division of Historic Preservation. Additional map codes are: 5/30. 2018- "The Blissing Building was the home of the Appleton Post. While it is often thought that the building was owned by the Post, it was not, they only rented the upper floor. It was built with them in mind however, as the two lion heads on the facade represent the roar of truth. The Appleton Post was Appleton's third newspaper. The original name of the newspaper was the Appleton Motor. It was founded by George Miller and Alexander Reid to counter the Democratic paper, the Crescent. It ceased to exist when it merged with the crescent in 1920 to become the Post-Crescent." -"City of Appleton Meeting Agenda-Final Historic Preservation Commission", March 20,2018, Prepared by Appleton Historic Commission" |
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| Bibliographic References: | City of Appleton Meeting Agenda-Final Historic Preservation Commission", March 20,2018, Prepared by Appleton Historic Commission |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |