Property Record
320 PUTNAM ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Buri's Sunlit Bakery |
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| Other Name: | Holsum Bakery |
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| Reference Number: | 41713 |
| Location (Address): | 320 PUTNAM ST |
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| County: | Eau Claire |
| City: | Eau Claire |
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| Year Built: | 1930 |
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| Additions: | 1946 |
| Survey Date: | 1997 |
| Historic Use: | industrial bldg/manufacturing facility |
| Architectural Style: | Twentieth Century Commercial |
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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 one story brick industrial building which features large window openings that are currently filled with glass blocks. The main entrance is accented by a parapet and is framed in stone. A large garage is attached to the west end. An addition was put on in 1946. The bakery is located across from the Northwestern Depot, 324 Putnam Street, 4L/28. Buri's Sunlit Bakery, producer of Holsum Bread, was established in 1928 when Edward Buri purchased the Eau Claire Bakery on Galloway Street. In 1930 the company moved into their new building on Putnam Street. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Eau Claire Industrial Review, 1955, p. 6. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |