Property Record
200 E COLLEGE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Volksfreund Building |
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| Other Name: | W. A. Close Store |
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| Reference Number: | 41885 |
| Location (Address): | 200 E COLLEGE AVE |
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| County: | Outagamie |
| City: | Appleton |
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| Year Built: | 1891 |
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| Survey Date: | 1995 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Architect: | Charles Hove, Green Bay |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 1983 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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 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. |
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| 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 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |