Property Record
410 W 2ND ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | EMIL GARNICH BLOCK |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 894 |
| Location (Address): | 410 W 2ND ST |
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| County: | Ashland |
| City: | Ashland |
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| Year Built: | 1895 |
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| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brownstone |
| Architect: | Wildhagen and Rettinghaus, architects Archie Donald and Company, masonry contra |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | West Second Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 2/2/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | ALTERED 1ST FLR,BLDGPIVOTAL FOR RARITY OF STYLE & 2ND FLR'S INTEGRITY [Date Cnst:CA] DESCRIPTION: Built ijn 1891-3 and earlier than its abutting buildings, this tall three story building os a [octiresqie and polychromatic interpretation o the Victorian Romanexque Revival style so popular at the time. A symmetrical facade is articulated by the central projecting piers between which the coupled rectangular windows are separated by brick piers. Brownstone sills and lintels, finely crafted polychromatic reticulated brockwork above the round archted corbel table, and a three-part upper cornice are fine points of craftsmanship that compare quite favorably with the Security Savings Bank by Conover and Porter. SIGNIFICANCE: This building is architecturally significant for its picturesque and polychromatic facade, which is a rare example in Ashland of the Victorian Romanesque style. The only other building that compares at all with the Old Garnicgh building is the Security Savings Bank by Conover nad Porter (#40). The Garnich building is significant in Ashland's commercial history for its association with pioneer businessman Emil Garnich who began his enterprise in partnership with E. Leihy in the early 1870s. Garnich suceeded to sole proprietor in this successful hardware business in 1892. Both stylistically and historically, the Old Garnich building is closely associated with the adjoining E. Leihy Building, thus unifying this part of the district from the 1890s. |
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| Bibliographic References: | [A] ASHLAND SALUTES 100 YEARS OF PROGRESS. Eckert, Kathryn. Sandstone Buildings in the Lake Superior Region. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2000. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |