Property Record
16 S BARSTOW ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Julius Derge Building |
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| Other Name: | Scandinavian Imports/Furniture |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 40899 |
| Location (Address): | 16 S BARSTOW ST |
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| County: | Eau Claire |
| City: | Eau Claire |
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| Year Built: | 1898 |
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| Survey Date: | 2006 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 2014 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Confluence Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 10/3/2007 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/19/2007 |
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| 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. 1997-TO BE DEMOLISHED. A two story brick commercial building characterized on the second story by nine bays arranged singly or in pairs. The bays are flanked by pilasters which rise to the roofline where a parapet accented by brickwork is featured. On the ground floor carrara glass, a material popular in the 1930s, accents the storefront area. Julius Derge, a cigar manufacturer, emigrated from Germany which his brother Feridnand, in 1875. They immediately settled in Eau Claire where they re-established their former business. In 1879 Julius married Anna Kneer, daughter of Mathias Kneer, owner of the Kneer House, 18-30 S. Barstow St., 1P/18. In 1898 Derge tore down the old Kneer House barn and erected this commercial block (A). |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Barland, L. 1960. Sawdust City, p. 129. (B) 1908 Eau Claire City Directory. (C) Another map code for this building is EC 1P/26, with a corresponding Survey map name of Plat Map #8. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |