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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 204 N 8TH ST |
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| County | Manitowoc |
| City/Village | Manitowoc |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1927 |
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| Additions | |
| Survey Date | 1985,2022 |
| Historic Use | lodging-hotel |
| Architectural Style | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System | Unknown |
| Wall Material | Brick |
| Architect | Martin Tullgren & Sons |
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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, State Historic Preservation Office. Partly altered facade, entry with garlands. This eight story hotel was built in 1927 as the Hotel Manitowoc and home of the First National Bank. Later Manitowoc Motor Hotel. Although relatively unadorned, a number of Mediterranean features are found in the ornamentation including terra cotta balconettes on the top floor, arched panels over top floor windows and rope type pilasters on the northeast and southeast corners. The first floor contained large showcase windows (now filled in) framed by tile pilasters with patterned tile entablature on the east and south facades. First National Bank used to be on the first floor. |
| Bibliographic References | A. County Tax Rolls. Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter 1/30/2002. Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter 8/7/2003. "S. Minard Tullgren Hurt At Manitowoc," The Milwaukee Journal, 28 May 1927, page 5. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Eighth Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date | Mar 17, 1988 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 01, 1989 |
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