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163 N 3RD AVE

Historic Name:
Tift & Hay Hardware Store
Other Name:
Door County Eye Associates
Reference Number:
49731

Property Location

Location (Address)
163 N 3RD AVE
County
Door
City/Village
Sturgeon Bay
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1889
Additions
Survey Date
2005
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Unknown
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
An ornately detailed, brickwork cornice provides a hint of classical detailing to this otherwise plain but visually prominent corner commercial block of cream colored brick and trimmed with limestone sills and lintels. The building retains its original storefront opening although modern materials have been used in storefront modifications. This building is of interest primarily as a handsome example of a once common building style and as a corner "anchor" of an intact commercial blockface within the District.

The addition to the rear was built as a tin shop (A/B) in 1900.

The building on this site was constructed in 1889 by the Tift-Hay Hardware Store. The site has been the location of David Houle's "Cedar Street House" a saloon and hotel until a fire in 1886 destroyed the structure. Between 1872-1886 J.J. Wright owned the hotel.

Previously surveyed in 1982, updated photo in 2005.
Bibliographic References
A. Sanborn Perris Maps of Sturgeon Bay, 1885-1891-1904. B. Tax Rolls - City of Sturgeon Bay. C. Door County Advocate, 15 October 1886. Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in Wisconsin's Main Street Communities, Wisconsin Main Street Program, 1998.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Third Avenue Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Oct 06, 1983
State Register Listing Date
Jan 01, 1989
Contributing
Yes
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