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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 245 S KNOWLES AVE |
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| County | St. Croix |
| City/Village | New Richmond |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1900 |
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| Additions | 2013 |
| Survey Date | 1983,2018 |
| Historic Use | large retail building |
| Architectural Style | Twentieth Century Commercial |
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| Wall Material | Brick |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments |
This 2 story commercial building has brick exterior fabric and a metal awning between floors. The roof is flat and there is a rear addition. Plate glass windows are on the 1st story. Alterations have caused this building to lose much of its original character. It has no architectural significance because of this. An 1878 photo shows this as the site of 2 stories. To the North was FW Bartlett's Furniture store (See SC residence 20-19). Bartlett was later President of the Bank of New Richmond (See SC 24-32). The store was a parapet type front with cornice is on the facade. Balconies are on both floors. To the south is an unidentified one story building. In 1887 this was still the site of a furniture store to the North. The South part is a one story building for coffins and finishing them. By 1892 there was a furniture and coffin establishment here in a 2 story frame building with shingled roof. The building was destroyed in the 1899 tornado and rebuilt as a one story brick furniture store with a slate roof. A 1911 photo shows this as M.J. Caseys Furniture Store. The building is brick with a cornice and glass front windows. The block or building name is on top of the cornice but not readable. It was still a furniture store in 1912. In both 1900 and 1912 the North section had a drugstore in it. By 1927 the South part of the building is 1 1/2 stories and the whole roof is composite. In 1923 Johnson's Drugs was in the Northern part. In the 1950's this was the Clover Farm Store site. A photo shows 2 end brackets and a cornice here. There is corbel brickwork and a stepped back entry, late glass and a canvas awning. The development of this site parallels the rest of the business districts and has no historical significance. |
| Bibliographic References | A. 100+5 Edition of "The News" B. Sanborn maps, 1887, 1892, 1900, 1912, 1927. C. Anna Epley - A Modern Herculaneum, 1900. D. 1878 Photo. E.m Wisconsin State Gazeteer 1985-6-1901, RC Polk Company. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | New Richmond Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date | Dec 22, 2022 |
| State Register Listing Date | May 20, 2022 |
| Contributing | No |
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