Property Record
207 S KNOWLES AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | HUGHES HARDWARE STORE |
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Other Name: | HALOS OF THE ST. CROIX VALLEY |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 47541 |
Location (Address): | 207 S KNOWLES AVE |
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County: | St. Croix |
City: | New Richmond |
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Year Built: | 1899 |
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Additions: | C. 1955 1992 |
Survey Date: | 19832018 |
Historic Use: | retail building |
Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
Structural System: | Unknown |
Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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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: | This one story Commercial building has concrete panels as exterior fabric. The roof is flat and there is plate glass and a rear addition. It has no architectural signicance, having been covered with new materials. This site was a hardware store in 1887-1912. The 1927 map shows only a 1 story store. It was probably OJ Williams hardwarqe store in the late 1800's to early 1900's. From 1945-1958 this was the Shamrock Rec. Club. This bar moved at this time to a new building as 123 W. 3rd Street. The Bank of New Richmond expanded here in 1959 and used this space until it moaved in 1973. This section was built in 1900 in brick after the 1899 tornado. It is not associated with any signicant event or person nor does it play a significant role in the development of the community. |
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Bibliographic References: | Sanborn maps, 1887, 1892, 1900, 1912, 1927. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |