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120 RITTENHOUSE AVE

Historic Name:
Morris Ryder Building
Other Name:
HARDWARE HANK
Reference Number:
1433

Property Location

Location (Address)
120 RITTENHOUSE AVE
County
Bayfield
City/Village
Bayfield
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1898
Additions
C. 1905
Survey Date
1983
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
BRICK HOUSE WITH STOREFRONT ADDED AT LATER DATE. HOUSE IS NEOCLASSICAL W/PEDIMENT ABOVE CLASSICAL ENTRY. STOREFRONT IS 20TH CENTURY COMMERCIAL W/STEPPED GABLE ON FALSE FRONT. BAYFIELD HISTORIC SURVEY FORM (07/1974): [This is for 120 Rittenhouse Ave., which is the small house next to the commercial building] Original use: -built for owners of store General Comments: -old frame building veneered around 1905, stained windows installed around the same time -symmetrical facade -matched dormers protrude out of roof -plain pediment over doorway BAYFIELD HISTORIC SURVEY FORM (07/1974): [This is for 118 Rittenhouse Ave., the commercial building] Date of initial construction: -later 1800s (source Mr. Johnson, owner at the time of survey) Original use: -was two stores, combined later-- used as barber shop, ice cream parlor, drugstore General Comments: -1930s style overhanging neon sign -redwood modernization -tin ceilings and walls inside -veneered around 1905
Bibliographic References

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Bayfield Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Nov 25, 1980
State Register Listing Date
Jan 01, 1989
Contributing
Yes
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