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1228 3RD ST

Architecture and History Inventory
1228 3RD ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Portage County Gazette
Other Name:Journal Annex
Contributing:
Reference Number:72735
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1228 3RD ST
County:Portage
City:Stevens Point
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1917
Additions:
Survey Date:2011
Historic Use:small office building
Architectural Style:Twentieth Century Commercial
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:0
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:The Gazette Building consists of a facade of pressed brick, and side elevations of common brick resting on a high stone foundtion. Window openings on the side elevation are segmetally arched and contain 9/9 sash. The facade of the building is accented by stone insets as well as soldier courses of brick. A large, three part window dominates the facade, this window is centered on the facade and rises from a stone lintel. The facade is a rectilinear simple design, accented by tapestry brick and stone. The design of the facade is typical of the early twentieth century buildings erected in Stevens Point. (See Shafton Block, 1019 Main St., 2/19).

This building was originally constructed around 1917 as the ofice and printing plant of the Portage County Gazette. In 1919 the Gazette and the Stevens Point Journal merged forming the Journal Printing Co. This building was then used by the new company and is still owned by it although much newer facilities are now at 1124 and 1200 Third St. The building was not the original house of either paper.

THIS BUILDING WAS DEMOLISHED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1982 AND 2011.
Bibliographic References:(A) Stevens Point City Directories 1912, 1921. (B) Stevens Point Daily Journal 6/28/58.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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