200 E COLLEGE AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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200 E COLLEGE AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
200 E COLLEGE AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Volksfreund Building
Other Name:W. A. Close Store
Contributing:
Reference Number:41885
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):200 E COLLEGE AVE
County:Outagamie
City:Appleton
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1891
Additions:
Survey Date:1995
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:
Architect: CHARLES HOVE, GREEN BAY
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:1983
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation.

THE PRE-1886 COMMERCIAL BUILDING WAS BUILT TO HOUSE AN INDEPENDENT GERMAN NEWSPAPER; IT IS OF THE HIGH VICTORIAN ITALIANATE STYLE WITH THE STORE-FRONT MANSARD ROOF, THE ELABORATE CORNER TOWER, AND THE ALTERNATING ARCHED AND SQAURE HEADED WINDOW GROUPINGS. DELISTED ON 4/24/1984. Damaged BY FIRE ON 4/8/1981. SEE 0040541 FOR REBUILT STORE.

The loss of integrity occurred for Kaaps Restaurant on April 2, 1980, when the building was demolished. For the Volksfeund Building and Dean-Armstrong-Englund Octagonal Barn, loss of integrity occurred on April 8, 1981 and August 10, 1983, respectively, when they were destroyed by fire.
Bibliographic References:APPLETON POST CRESCENT. "A piece of Appleton dies." 4/8/1981 OSHKOSH DAILY NORTHWESTERN. "Fire Jams downtown Appleton Traffic." 4/8/1981 THE ELKHORN INDEPENDENT." Band Shell Rededication." 7/3/1996
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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