Property Record
809 S 8TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks |
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| Other Name: | Manitowoc Maritime Museum |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 56818 |
| Location (Address): | 809 S 8TH ST |
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| County: | Manitowoc |
| City: | Manitowoc |
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| Year Built: | 1918 |
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| Survey Date: | 1985 |
| Historic Use: | social recreational/fraternal hall |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Eighth Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/17/1988 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | Intact corner facade roof parapets 4 bays, brick dentils, window detail. The Manitowoc Elk Lodge was built in 1918 as headquarters for that fraternal order in the city. It is of red brick and is three stories in height. The main facade features arched windows (now filled in) on the first floor, larger, three width rectangular windows on the second floor and smaller, single windows on teh third in a descendig order of magnitude. The windows on the second and third floors feature concrete balconettes. A tiled pent roof supported by dentils descends between to false corner parapets. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. County Tax Rolls. B. Story of a Century, p. 149/ C. Interview with Maritime Museum staff, July 30, 1986. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |