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SE CORNER OF FRONT AND 4TH STS | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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SE CORNER OF FRONT AND 4TH STS

Architecture and History Inventory
SE CORNER OF FRONT AND 4TH STS | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:FROST BROTHERS AND KENZIE
Other Name:BAHR'S GROCERY
Contributing:
Reference Number:47558
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):SE CORNER OF FRONT AND 4TH STS
County:Iowa
City:Avoca
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1904
Additions:
Survey Date:1981
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:1990
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:A TWO-STORY, STRIPPED COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH CORNER PIERS THAT EXTEND SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE ROOF LINE, A DOUBLE STRINGCOURSE OF LIGHTER BRICK THAT RUNS ALONG THE CORNICE, AND A TYPICAL STOREFRONT WITH AN INSET ENTRANCE FLANKED BY TWO DISPLAY WINDOWS (THIS COMPOSITION HAS BEEN IN-FILLED). A PLAQUE AT THE SECOND STORY INDICATES THE NAME OF THE BUILDING AND ITS DATE OF CONSTRUCTION. THIS BUILDING WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE IN C.1990.
Bibliographic References:SEE CAPITAL TIMES, 3/15/90.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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