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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.
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NORTH SIDE OF 14, FIRE NO. 3832
86480
Located in Janesville, Rock County
