Property Record
821-821A-823 WASHINGTON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Anderson Electric Co. Building |
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| Other Name: | Carleton Studios/Anderson Electric Co. |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 58483 |
| Location (Address): | 821-821A-823 WASHINGTON ST |
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| County: | Manitowoc |
| City: | Manitowoc |
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| Year Built: | 1929 |
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| Survey Date: | 1985 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Art/Streamline Moderne |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
| Architect: | George L. Smith and F. Percy Brandt |
| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 2015 |
| 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: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Demolished for a parking lot. THIS TWO STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING IS AN ENTIRELY INTACT EXAMPLE OF THE VERNACULAR COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE 1930S WITH ELEMENTS OF THE MODERNE STYLE. THE TWO BAYS ARE SYMMETRICAL; EACH RECESSED BETWEEN STEPPED OUT BRICK PILASTERS CAPPED BY STONE, STYLIZED CAPITALS WHICH SUPPORT A STONE ENTABLATURE. A BAND OF BRICK WITH STONE ORNAMENTATION IS FORMED BETWEEN THE ENTABLATURE AND THE STONE, STEPPED BACK PARAPET. THE FIRST FLOOR STORE FRONTS ARE INTACT. Sylvester Gorychka and Wenzel Koutnik were electricians and the original owners of the building. Alfred Muchin and Co. Furniture Store was housed in this building from 1930-1946. Carleton Studios was a tenant in this building from 1951-1987. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. County Tax rolls; Tax Assessor's records. B. Manitowoc City Directory, 1932. Fay, Robert P. 2014 "Anderson Electric Co. Building, 821-823 Washington St., City of Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, A Brief History: 1929-2014. Old Northwest Research Report #165. Herald Times Reporter 3/22/2015. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |