Property Record
133 S KNOWLES AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | HEATING SUPPLY STORE |
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| Other Name: | FAMILY VISION |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 47469 |
| Location (Address): | 133 S KNOWLES AVE |
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| County: | St. Croix |
| City: | New Richmond |
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| Year Built: | 1902 |
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| Additions: | C. 1955 |
| Survey Date: | 19832018 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | New Richmond Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/22/2022 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 5/20/2022 |
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| Additional Information: | The building is a one story office building on the city's Main Street and has common walls with the buildings next door. The facade is recent and is of brick and metal. There is a rear addition. Alterations have destroyed the integrity of this building and it has no architectural significance because of this. In 1887 and 1892 this was the site of a one story frame building with shingled roof. It sold meats. Destroyed in the 1899 tornado, a building wsa not put up until between 1900-1905. It was a bakery and restaurant. Nelson's Bakery and Restaurant was here from 1905-1932. In 1933 Walter McDermott has a hardware store here. The building is not associated with either important people or events here. It has no outstanding historical significance. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |