Property Record
703 Fremont St.
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | J.B. Laun Lumber Co. |
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| Other Name: | Laun Lumber Co. |
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| Reference Number: | 43645 |
| Location (Address): | 703 Fremont St. |
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| County: | Manitowoc |
| City: | Kiel |
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| Year Built: | 1924 |
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| Survey Date: | 19932023 |
| Historic Use: | lumber yard/mill |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Walter F. Neumann |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2023: This 2-story astylistic industrial building was constructed c.1924 and c.1980 as the office and planing mill of the J.B. Laun Lumber Company. The building is comprised of a 1-story front-gabled office mass of frame construction (built c.1980 and remodeled after 1993) and a 2-story brick industrial mass that projects from the office building’s rear elevation (built c.1924). The office mass is clad in vinyl siding and features an asphalt-shingled front-gable roof with eave returns and decorative modillions; a stylized Palladian window and an entry sheltered under a cantilevered gable are located in the front (northwest) façade. A small semi-circular window is located below the gable. The windows, door, and all decorative features of the office wing were added sometime after 1993. The large brick building that projects from the rear of the office wing features a flat roof and rows of segmentally-arched window openings along the side elevations at the first and second stories. Two segmentally-arched doorways are also located at the first story with one segmentally-arched doorway at the second story. All visible windows have been replaced by rectangular single-pane windows. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A citation in the Daily Reporter (Milwaukee), 16 April 1924, identifies the construction of a warehouse and mill, two stories, 60 x 120, to be built for JB Laun and designed by Walter F. Neumann. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |