Property Record
100 E COLLEGE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ADKIN'S STONE BLOCK |
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| Other Name: | BURGER KING |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 39087 |
| Location (Address): | 100 E COLLEGE AVE |
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| County: | Outagamie |
| City: | Appleton |
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| Year Built: | 1856 |
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| Survey Date: | 1991 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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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. Additional map codes are: 8/20. 2018- "This structure was built in 1856 by C.G. Adkins for a general store and office space. It was the first three story building in the city and is one of the oldest standing buildings in Appleton. To preserve the building, the Avenue Mall was built around it. Style: Italianate Builder: J. W. Woodward Notable Features: Unusual Limestone construction on 1st level of West Wall. Probably River Bed Limestone exterior with Quoins, square window heads on 2nd level, arched on 3rd. Build by Woodward for general store and offices. Later run by his daughter and her husband Byron Douglas who was the first local dentist." -"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 |