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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 8 W DAVENPORT ST |
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| County | Oneida |
| City/Village | Rhinelander |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1911 |
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| Survey Date | 1995 |
| Historic Use | bank/financial institution |
| Architectural Style | Prairie School |
| Structural System | Brick |
| Wall Material | Brick |
| Architect | Purcell, Feick and Elmslie |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments |
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. ELABORATE SULLIVANESQUE TERRA COTTA ORNAMENT ABOVE ENTRANCE. ROUND ARCH ENTRANCE W/WIDE SURROUND W/MOULDED EAVES. 2ND FLR CONTINUOUS WINDOWS SEPERATED BY BRICK PILASTERS. TERRA COTTA SILL COURSE. CUT SANDSTONE 1ST FLR AND RED BRICK 2ND FLR. 8 West Davenport Street First National Bank This two-story, structural clay tile Prairie School commercial building was erected in 1910-11. The first floor is veneered with smooth-faced stone, the second with brick. Designed by a nationally-prominent, Minneapolis firm, the bank features a prominent, round-arched entrance, and raised brick and terra cotta ornamentation, the latter in intricate floral patterns. The First National Bank was founded in 1887 by Dr. Alfred D. Daniels and Oneida County Judge Levi Billings. It was first called the Bank of Rhinelander, but became the First National Bank upon incorporation, on May 5, 1890. It is now the Valley First National Bank (Oneida County: 1887-1987). The First National Bank is an outstanding and intact example of Prairie School commercial design. |
| Bibliographic References | GEBHARD, DAVID "DRAWINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENT BY GEORGE GRANT ELMSLIE" (UNIV OF CALIFORNIA FOLIO 1968) PRAIRIE SCHOOL PRESS "THE WORK OF PURCELL AND ELMSLIE" (REPRINT OF 3 ISSUES OF "THEWESTERN ARCHITECT" PARK FOREST ILL 1965) "FIRST NATIONAL BAND BUILDING IS NOW READY FOR OCCUPANCY." RHINELANDER NEWS, 12 JANUARY 1912. "FIRST NATIONAL IN NEW BUILDING." RHINELANDER HERALD, 13 JANUARY 1912. Perrin, Richard W. E., Historic Wisconsin Architecture, First Revised Edition (Milwaukee, 1976). |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | First National Bank |
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| National Register Listing Date | Aug 14, 1973 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 01, 1989 |
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8 W. Davenport St.
73000091
Located in Rhinelander, Oneida County
Lincoln Elementary School
November 9, 1969
Ornate terra cotta work above the entrance of the Lincoln School building, 720 East Gorham Street, designed by Claude and Starck and built in 1915-16. The terra-cotta eagles over each main entrance...
