Property Record
306 E MADISON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Labor Temple |
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| Reference Number: | 41523 |
| Location (Address): | 306 E MADISON ST |
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| County: | Eau Claire |
| City: | Eau Claire |
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| Year Built: | 1889 |
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| Survey Date: | 1997 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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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: | A two story brick building characterized by simple brickwork patterns at the cornice line and four segmental arch bays highlighted by window hoods. On the ground floor a new brick facade covers the original storefront area. Not present on 1889 Sanborn-Perris Map; present on 1897 map. A store occupied the structure in 1897. In 1908 a meat market operated by Julius Blasius was located in the building. According to Barland, this building was purchased for a labor temple in 1914. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) 1897 Sanborn-Perris Map. (B) 1908 Eau Claire City Directory. (C) Barland, Lois. 1965. The Rivers Flow On, p. 343. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |