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137 S KNOWLES AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

137 S KNOWLES AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
137 S KNOWLES AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:NELSON'S BAKERY AND RESTAURANT
Other Name:BADGER BAKERY, SWEET BEAT BAKERY
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:47474
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):137 S KNOWLES AVE
County:St. Croix
City:New Richmond
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1899
Additions:
Survey Date:19832018
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: New Richmond Commercial Historic District
National Register Listing Date:12/22/2022
State Register Listing Date:5/20/2022
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:This one story commercial building has a flat roof and rear addition. The entry is stepped back. There rae plate glass windows and a metal awning. There is brick work in a dentil molding pattern and vertical pattern brick. A lot of the original integrity has been lost on this building. It has no architectural significance.

In 1887 this was the site of a one story frame building (about to be bricked) with a shingle roof. A barber shop was here. In 1897 the barber was still here and the building was bricked and had a slate roof. In 1899 the tornado destroyed the store. It was rebuilt as a one story brick building with a slate roof. Divided into 2 stores, the north part was a millinery and the south a barber. By 1912 the roof was composite and both the same types of building were here. In 1927 a bakery was in the west part of the building (there was no N and S partition). The development of this site is similar to the rest of the main street areas and has no special historical significance.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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