Property Record
240-242 S CENTRAL AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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Other Name: | Youth Alive Outreach Center |
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Reference Number: | 55519 |
Location (Address): | 240-242 S CENTRAL AVE |
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County: | Wood |
City: | Marshfield |
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Year Built: | 1887 |
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Additions: | C. 1912C. 1925 |
Survey Date: | 2007 |
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: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | Built between 1887 and 1891. Alteration/addition: between 1912 and 1925. This two-story building has a glass storefront with two entrances covered by a wooden awning along the first story. The upper level is comprised of four bays with four brick arches, three of which contain a single, one-over-one, double-hung sash. A decorative, corbelled brickwork cornice caps the building. This building's earliest known function was a grocery/bakery from at least 1898 until 1913; it now operates as a flower shop. Previously surveyed in 2005. THIS BUILDING WAS NOT REPHOTOGRAPHED FOR THE 2005 SURVEY. |
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Bibliographic References: | SANBORN-PERRIS MAPS OF MARSHFIELD: 1884, 1887, 1891, 1898, 1904, 1912, 1925, 1925 (UPDATED TO 1941), 1925 (UPDATED TO 1960). |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |