3. Classification 4. Owner off Property 6. Representation in Existing

NFS

Form

104M

United States

Department

off

the

Interior

National

Park

Service

National

Register

off

Historic

Places

Inventory—Nomination

Form

See

instructions

in

How

to

Complete

National

Register Forms

Type

all

entries—complete

applicable

sections_______________

1.

Name

Off*

Ho.

1024-0018

Sxpirmm

10-31-$7

For

NFS

UM

only

received

FEB

I

6

t9Si

date

entered

historic

N/A

and

or

common

Eighth

Street

Historic

District

2.

Location

street

&

number

see

Inventory

N/A

not

for

publication

city,

town

Manitowoc

-^vicinity

of

state

Wisconsin

code

55

county

Manitowoc

code

071

3.

Classification

Category

X

district

building(s)

structure

,

site

object

Ownership

public

private

x

both

Public

Acquisition

in

process

being

considered

x

N/A

Status

X

occuoied

unoccupied

_

work

in

oroaress

Accessible

VAST

restricted

X

_

yes:

unrestricted

_*no

Present

Use

agriculture

X

commercial

educational

entertainment

X

government

industrial

military

museum

park

X

private

residence

re||giOU$

teientific

transportation

other:

4.

Owner

off

Property

name

Various

street

*

number

N/A

city,

town

N/A

vicinity

of

state

5.

Location

off

Legal

Description

courthouse,

registry

of

deeds,

etc.

Manitowoc

County

Courthouse

street

A

number

1010

S.

Eighth

Street

city,

town

Manitowoc

state

Wisconsin

53220

6.

Representation

in

Existing

Surveys

Wisconsin

Inventory

of

Historic

Places

Utte-

Manitowoc

Intensive

Resource

Survey-

has

this

property

been

determined

eligible?

yes

no

date

1985-86

federal

_JL_

state

county

local

depository

for

survey

records

State

Historical

Society

of

Wisconsin

4hlA.»

A

tfkAAAM

K

city,

HUM

11

Madison

state

Wisconsin

53706

NPS

Form

10-800*

OMB

Appnvfl

No.

1024-0018

(848)

United

States

Department

of

the

Interior

National

Park

Service

National

Register

of

Historic

Places

Continuation

Sheet

Resource

Count

,

.

, ,

.

^

..

.

_.!

Eighth

Street

Historic

District.

Manitowoc

Cn

Section

number

____

Page

____

°

NUMBER

OF

RESOURCES

WITHIN PROPERTY

Contributing

Noncontributing

72

22

BUILDINGS

72

22

Total

1

Previously

listed

Building

(Manitowoc

County

Courthouse,

49-28

Map

code)

Total

number

of

resources

95

7.

Description

Condition

x

excellent

x

good

-JLfair

deteriorated

ruins

——

unexpoaed

Check

one

x

unaltered

X

altered

Chi

X

»ck

one

original

aite

moved

date

,

N/A

Describe

the

present

and

original

(if

known)

physical

appearance

The

Eighth

Street

Historic

District

contains

ninety-five

(95)

buildings,

all

but

a

few

of

which

are

commercial

in

nature.

The

area

covered

com-

prises

the

historic

core

of

the

downtown

area

of

the

City

of

Manitowoc,

Wisconsin,

county

seat of

Manitowoc

County.

It

includes

properties

along

Eighth

Street

on

both

sides

of

the

Manitowoc

River

and

on

adjacent

streets,

in

broad

terms,

the

District,

like

the

downtown,

is

L-shaped

extending

from

the

intersection

of

South

Tenth

and

Washington

Streets

to

the

intersection

of

South

Eighth

and

Washington

Streets.

It

then

proceeds

north

along

Eighth

Street,

across

the

River

and

along

North

Eighth

Street

to

its

inter-

section

with

Buffalo

Street.

Topography

within

the

District

boundaries

is

higher

on

the

north and

south

ends

of

Eighth

Street

and

then

sweeps

downward

to the

River.

East-west

topography

within

the

District

is

rela-

tively

flat

although

it

drops

down

gently

towards

Lake

Michigan

once

beyond

the

eastern

boundary. The

District

is

located

somewhat

west

of

the

lake-

shore

and

is

separated

by

a

series

of

industrial complexes

on

the

south

side of

the

River

and

by

a

residential

neighborhood

and

lakefront

park area

on

the

north.

The'

contributing

buildings

in

the

District

represent

various

styles

of

architecture,

predominantly

in

commercial

variations,

from

the

IBbU

s

through

the

1930's.

The

District

includes

the

historically

intact

portion

of

Manitowoc's

downtown.

This

is

an

area

characterized

by^

dense

development

along

Eighth

Street,

the

core

of

the

District

and

in

the

immediate

vicinity

along

Quay,

Franklin,

Jay and

Washington

Streets

There

is

less

density

along Franklin

and

Washington

east

of

Eighth Street

and

on

S

Tenth

Street.

These

areas

include

some

residential

properties

which

were

traditionally

in

or

on

the

edge

of

the

business

district

and

some

are

separated

by

cleared

areas

where

urban

renewal

has

taken

place.

Most

of

the

buildings

in

the

District

are

of

brick

construction

with

a

relatively

low

proportion

of

wood.

Most

of the

buildings

are

two

stories

in

height

although

some

notable

examples

are

higher

such

as

the

Manitowoc

County

Courthouse

at

1010

S.

Eighth

Street

(MN

49-28)

which

has

a

two

story

dome

above

the

two

story

raised

base

structure;

the

three

story

Schuette

Brothers

Department

Store

at

804

Jay

Street

(MN

52-03,25); the

three

story

I

OOF.

Building

at

921

S.

Eighth

Street

(MN

52-21,26);

and

the

eight

story

Manitowoc

Motor Hotel

at

204

N.

Eighth

Street

(MN

53-27).

The

majority

of

the

buildings

in'the

District

are

most

properly

classified

as

being

of

the

vernacular

commercial

styles

with

elements

of

identifiable

hiqh

styles.

There

are,

however,

exceptions

to this

including

the

Beaux

Arts

County

Courthouse

and

Schuette

Brothers Department

Store,

both

of

which

are

mentioned

above.

other

examples

are

the

Queen

Anne

1.0.0.F.

building;

the

Neo-Classic

Manitowoc

Savings

Bank

and

the

Jarcnow BiacKsmitn

Shop

at

909

Washington

Street

(MN

49-32)

which

also

represents

the

Queen

Anne

style

but

at

a

smaller

scale

as

a

single

bay

commercial

building

with

second

floor

apartment.

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8.

Significance

Period

Areas

off

Significance—Check

and

justify

below

——

prehistoric

__

archeology-prehistoric

..._

community

planning

__

landscape

architecture._

religion

——1400-1499

__archeology-historic

__conservation

__law

__science

——

1500-1599

__

agriculture

——economics

__literature

——sculpture

__

1600-1699

—11

architecture

__

education

__

military

——

social/

__1700-1799

__art

._engineering

__music

humanitarian

_JL

1800-1899

_2L

commerce

_—exploration/settlement__philosophy

——theater

X

1900-

__

communications

__

industry

__

politics/government

—— transportation

__

invention

__

other

(specify)

Specific

dates

1857

-1937

Builder/Architect

Various

Statement

of

Significance

(in

one

paragraph)

Criteria

A

&

C

The

area

included

in

the

Eighth

Street

Historic

District

is

the

present,

as

well

as

historic,

center

of

the

City's

commercial

and governmental

activi-

ties.

This

is

the

area

which,

over

the

past

one

hundred

fifty

years,

has

been

the

City's

retail,

financial

and

governmental

core.

Within

this

District

are

ninety-five

structures

which

are

primarily

commercial

in

nature.

Of

these,

seventy-three

(73)

are

considered

as

contributing

and

twenty-two

(22)

as

non-contributing.

Contributing buildings

in

the

district

fall

within

an

eighty

year

span,

from

1857

to

1937

and

represent

al-1

major

architectural

styles

within

that

period.

They

vary

in

size

from

small,

single

bay

buildings

to

a

larger

industrial

complex.

In

short,

they

represent

the

diversity

found

in

this

downtown

which

highlights

its

evolution

from

small

village

to

modern

city.

The

Eighth

Street

Historic

District

is

being

nominated

to

the

National

Register

based

upon

its

architecture

and

its

contribution

to

the

commercial

development

of

the

City.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The

first

claims

in

what

is

now

Manitowoc

were made

by

Louis

Fizette

and

William

Jones

on

August

3

and September

10,

1835,

respectively.

The

Jones,

Clark

and

Company

of

Chicago

sent a

party

of

men

to

clear

a

site

for

a

settlement.

The

following

spring,

in

April

of

1837,

an

addi-

tional

party

was

sent

to

construct

buildings

and

clear

additional

forest.

The

site

of

this

first

area

of

settlement

was

on

the

north

bank of

the

Manitowoc

River, to

the

east

of

the

proposed

district.

Jones'

warehouse

and

store,

between

Sixth

and

Seventh

Streets,

was

the

first

building

followed

by

Benjamin

Jones'

home

on

what

became

the

northeast

corner

of

Seventh

and

York

Streets.

Shanties

were

built

for

the

workmen.

From

this

humble

beginning

came

the

present

City

of

Manitowoc.

In

the

first

decade,

the

largest

commercial

activity

was

land

speculation

and

most

commercial

transactions

were

handled

by

the

Jones

concern.

How-

ever,

in

1846,

P.P.

Smith

and

Colonel

Peleg

Glover opened

general

stores

in

the

community

on

the

north

side

of

the

River.

The Glover

store

was

near

Sixth

and

York.

In

1848,

John

Schuette

opened his

grocery

store

on

the

south

side of

the

River

which

eventually

grew

to

the

present

Schuette

Brothers

Department

Store

(MN

52-03).

In

the

late

1840's,

more

commercial

activity

spread

across

the

River

with

the

Jefferson,

one

of

the

first

hotels,

being

built

on

Jay

Street

in

1847.

2

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9.

Major

Bibliographical

References

See

#9

Continuation

sheet

10.

Data

32.3

acres

Acreage

of

nominated

property

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name

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Verbal

boundary

description

and

justification

See

#8

Continuation

sheet

List

all

states

and

counties

for

properties

overlapping

state

or

county

boundaries

state

code

county

.

code

state

code

county

code

1

.

Form

Prepared

By

name/title

Charles

W.

Causier

-

Senior

Planner

organization

Howard

Needles

Tammen

&

Bergendoff

date

August

8,

1987

street

ft

number

One

Park

Plaza,

11270

W.

Park

Place

telephone

(414)

359-2300

city

or

town

Milwaukee

state

Wisconsin

The

evaluated

significance

of

this

property

within

the

state

is:

__

national

—-

state

x

local

As

the

designated

State

Historic

Preservation

Officer

for

the

National

Historic

Preservation

Act

of

1966

(Public

Law

89-

665),

I

hereby

nominate

this

property for

inclusion

In

the

National

Register

and

certify

that

ft

has

been

evaluated

according

to

the

criteria

and procedures

set

forth

by1h>

National

PanVServlce.

Stale

Historic

Preservation

Officer

signature

title

State

Historic

Preservation

Officer-WI

date

uaeonry

mat

this

ftyte

I

In

the

National

Register

'a

tap

date

oi

the

N^tionai

Register

NPS

Form

10-900..

v

^

1

Exp.

10-31-84

United

States

Department

of

the

Interior

National

Park

Service

National

Register

of

Historic

Places

Inventory—Nomination

Form

Eighth

Street

Continuation

sheet

Historic

District_______

Item

number

7____________

Page

i

of

18

As

with

many

downtown

areas,

the

greatest

loss

of

integrity

within

the

District

results

from

the

alteration

of

original

first

floor

storefronts

and,

in

a

few

cases,

a

more

general

remodeling

of

the

entire

facade.

These

latter

buildings

have

been

designated

as

non-contributing;

however,

the

former,

for

the

most

part,

are

designated

contributing

due

to the

relatively

intact

condition

of

their

upper

floors.

While

the

majority

of

commercial

properties

in

the

District

have

had

some

first

floor

alteration,

in

many

cases,

it

has

not

detracted

from

the

overall

presentation

of

the

building.

In

addition,

there

are

several

important

buildings

that

retain

their

full

visual

integrity

including

the

four

mentioned

above

and,

most

notably,

the

German-American

Bank

at

902

Jay

Street

(MN

51-32),

the

August

Schmidt

house

at

709

Franklin

Street

(MN

51-23),

and

the

small

commercial

building

at

713

Franklin

Street

(MN

51-24)

which

was originally

a

small

dressmaking

shop.

The

present

streetscape

does

not

contribute

to

the

historic

character

of

the

District

although

the

City

has

begun

to

discuss

a

possible

urban design

program.

Currently,

streetscape

elements

include

a

few

waste

receptacles,

trees

in

grates,

and

wooden

benches

at

some corners.

These

represent

an

early,

largely

unsuccessful,

attempt

at

improving

the

image

of

the

downtown.

Lighting

in

the

District

consists

of

1960's-era

high-mast

fluorescent

fixtures

which

do not

contribute

to

the

overall

historic nature

of

the

District.

The

boundaries

of

the

District

were

selected

to

incorporate

the

remaining

areas

of

historic

or

architectural

interest

in

Manitowoc's

downtown.

As

stated

earlier,

this

includes

Eighth

Street

on both

sides

of

the

Manitowoc

River

and

parts

of

Washington

Street

from

Eighth

to

Tenth

Street

and

appropriate

side

streets

along

those two

corridors.

Boundaries

were

primarily

determined

by

changes

in

land

use

as

well

as

cleared

areas.

A

more

detailed

discussion

of

the

boundary

and justification

for

its

selection

is

found

in

Section

10

below.

The

oldest

contributing

commercial

building

is

the

Henry

Berner

Hardware

Store

block

at

901-903

South Eighth

Street,

which

dates from

1857

(Map

No.

52-32).

The

most

recent

contributing

commercial

building

is

The

Bell

Store,

a

women's

clothing

store

*at

810

Washington

Street

(Map

No.

49-26),

which

dates

from

1934.

The

oldest

contributing

building

of

any

type

is

the

c.1853

Fred

Schultz

residence

at

701

Franklin

Street

(Map.

No.

51-21)

and

the

most

recent

are

the

City

Mjonicipal

Building,

Police

Department

and

Central

Fire

Station

which

are all

part

of

1937

WPA

projects.

The

Eighth

Street

District

contains

ninety-five

(95)

buildings,

of

which

seventy-three

(73)

are

considered contributing

and twenty-two

(22)

are

con-

sidered

non-contributing.

Buildings

were

designated

as

contributing

unless

they

met

one

of

the

following

conditions.

Buildings

less

than fifty

years

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off

the

Interior

National

Park

Service

National

Register

off

Historic

Places

Inventory—Nomination

Form

Eighth

Street

Continuation

sheet

Historic

District

Item

number

7

Page

9

old

(post

1937)

were

designated

non-contributing.

The

non-contributing

designation

was

also

applied

to

those

buildings

whose

original

architec-

tural

integrity

had

been

completely

destroyed

or

severely

compromised

by

remodeling.

The

following

inventory

indicates

the

map

number,

street

address,

historic

name

and use

(if

known),

construction

date

(if

known),

and

classification

code

of

each

building

located

in

the District.

Dates

of

construction

and

historic

names

and

uses

were

primarily determined

from

tax

records

and

city

directories

with

assistance

from

property

abstracts,

assessor's

records,

and

secondary

resource material.

Map

numbers

reflect

those

assigned

to

a

property

as

part

of

the

city wide

Manitowoc

Intensive

Resource

Survey

and

will

not

necessarily

be

sequential.

INVENTORY

Map

No.

Address

49-03

1008

S.

Tenth

St.

49-05

1009-11

S.

Tenth

St.

49-06

1014

S.

Tenth

St.

49-07

1020

S.

Tenth

St.

49-08

1022

S.

Tenth

St.

49-09

1024

S.

Tenth

St.

Historic

Name/Use

1

Commercial

Manitowoc

Seed

Co.

Vacant/Comme

rcial

Vacant/Commercial

Manitowoc

Appliance

Center

Vacant/Residence

49-21

822-824

Washington

St.

Glander

Building/

Art

Studio

49-22

820

Washington

St.

49-23

818

Washington

St.

49-24

816

Washington

St.

Kettenhofen

Saloon

Commercial

49-25 812-814

Washington

St.

Lindstedt-Hoffman

Real

Estate

Office;

Lutz-Scherell

Clothing;

Date

c.1900

1915

c.1920

c.1880

c.1890

c.1910

1914

1895

1961

1925

c.1930

Classification

C

NC

C

49-26

810

Washington

St.

The

Bell

Store -

Women's

Clothing

1934

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Inventory—Nomination

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Street

Continuation

sheet

Historic

District

Item

number

7

of

18

Map

No.

Address

49-27

808

Washington

St.

49-28

1010

S.

Eighth

St.

49-29

821-821A-823

Washington

St.

49-30

901-901A Washington

St.

49-31

905

Washington

St.

49-32

909

Washington

St.

49-33

911

Washington

St.

50-08

1000

Washington

St.

50-09

1008

Washington

St.

50-10

1001-1003

Washington

St,

50-11

936

S.

Tenth

St.

50-12

934

S.

Tenth

St.

51-21

701

Franklin

St.

51-22

707

Franklin

St.

51-23

709

Franklin

St.

51-24

713

Franklin

St.

51-25

719

Franklin

St.

Historic Name/Use

1

Date

Classification

Manitowoc

National

c.1922

C

Bank

Manitowoc

County

1906

C

Courthouse

Alf

Muchin

and

Sons 1930 C

Furniture

Store;

Anderson

Electric

Co.

J.P.

Schreihart

Building

J.

Strauch

Blacksmith

Shop

Jarchow

Blacksmith

Shop

Carl

Behnke Tailor

Shop

Schreihart

Brewery

Offices

Fricke

Brewery

Fair

Dept.

Store

Fricke

Brewery

Fricke

Brewery

Fred

Schultz

Residence

Ed

Zander

Residence

August

Schmidt

Mrs.

Frances

Renk

Dressmaker

Manitowoc

Weekly

c.1899

Citizen Office

1893

c.1860

1895

1883

1918

c.1878

c.1905

c.1865

c.1853

c.1873

1877

c.1897

C

NC

C

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—

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Eighth

Street

Continuation

sheet

Historic

District

Map

No.

51-26

51-27

51-28

51-29

51-30

51-31

51-32

51-33

51-34

51-35

51-36

52-03

52-04

52-05

52-06

52-07

52-08

Address

822

Franklin

St.

902

Franklin

St.

911

Franklin

St.

817

Franklin

St.

811-811A

Franklin

St.

809

Franklin

St.

902

Jay

St.

906

Jay

St.

824

Jay

St.

816-818

Jay

St.

814

Jay

St.

804

Jay

St.

815-815A

Jay

St.

813

Jay

St.

811A

Jay

St.

809

Jay

St.

807

Jay

St.

5o*^«.S^

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isioric

Places

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Item

number

7

Page

4

of

18

Historic

Name/Use

1

Date

Classification

Hamacheck-Bleser

c.1922

c

Co.

-Auto

Dealer

Manitowoc

Herald

1919

C

-

Times

Manitowoc

Fire

1879/1937

C

Department

Manitowoc

Municipal

1937

C

Building

Commercial

1869

C

Commercial

c.1870

NC

German-American

1901

C

Bank

Abe

Rosoff

Shoe

1926

C

Repair/Barber

Manitowoc

Police

1937

C

Department

Garage

c.1930

NC

William

Rathsack

c.1895

C

&

Sons

Co.

Hardware

Schuette

Bros.

1901

C

Department

Store

William

H.

Wernecke

c.1880

C

Bakery

Tauschek's

1916

C

Millinery

Christine

Drost

c.1882

C

Millinery

Commercial

1869

NC

Dora

Dumke

c.1880

C

Millinery

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Park

Service

National

Register

of

Historic Places

Inventory—Nomination

Form

Eighth

Street

Continuation

sheet

Historic

District

Item

number

7

Page

5

of

18

Map

No.

Address

52-09

716

Jay

St.

52-11

702-706

Jay

St.

52-13

930A

S.

Seventh

St.

52-14

940

S.

Seventh

St.

52-15

707-707A Washington

St,

52-16

709

Washington

St.

52-17

713

Washington

St.

52-18

1001

S.

Eighth

St.

52-19

937-939

S.

Eighth

St.

52-20

933-935

S.

Eighth

St.

52-21

921

S.

Eighth

St.

52-22

938-940

S.

Eighth

St.

52-23

922-930

S.

Eighth

St.

52-27

919

S.

Eighth

St.

52-28

917

S.

Eighth

St.

52-29

913

S.

Eighth

St.

52-30

909

S.

Eighth

St.

Historic

Name/Use

1

Date

Classification

Alois

Rank

1884/C.1920

C

Blacksmith

Shop

Theo.

Schmidtman's

c.1910

C

Sons

Co.,

-

Wholesale

Stationers

Nick

Kettenhofen

1894

C

Residence

First

Ward

School

1851

NC

Saenger

Hall

1922

C

Offices

1939

NC

Residence

c.1880

C

Commercial

1859

NC

Wernecke

&

Schmitz

1894

C

Hardware

-

Vogelsang

&

Murphy

Undertakers/

Furniture

W.

Stephani

Block

1883

NC

I.O.O.F.

Block

c.1890

C

Commercial

c.1900

NC

Manitowoc

Savings

1927

C

Bank

F.C.

Buerstatte

1875

C

Pharmacy

Becker

&

Teitgen

1883

C

Hardware

Capitol

Theatre

1920

C

Charles

W.

White

c.1863

C

Law

Office

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Register

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Historic Places

Inventory—Nomination

Form

Eighth

Street

Continuation

sheet

Historic

District

Item

number

7

Page

6

of

18

Map

No.

52-31

905-907

S.

Eighth

St.

52-32

901-903

S.

Eighth

St.

52-33

835-7

S.

Eighth

St./

722

Franklin

Street

52-34 833

S.

Eighth

St.

52-35

821-825

S.

Eighth

St.

52-36

809

S.

Eighth

St.

53-03

823

Jay

St.

53-04

912

S.

Eighth

St.

53-05

910

S.

Eighth

St.

53-06

902-908

S.

Eighth

St.

53-07

836

S.

Eighth

St.

53-08

830-326

S.

Eighth

St,

53-09

824

S.

Eighth

St.

53-10

822

S.

Eighth

St.

53-11

820

S.

Eighth

St.

53-12

818

S.

Eighth

St.

53-13

816

S.

Eighth

St.

53-14

814

S.

Eighth

St.

Historic

Name/Use

1

Commercial

Henry

Berner

Hardware

Commercial

Hotel

Hay

Manitowoc

Elks

Lodge

No.

687

Henry

Esch

&

Sons

Company

Voelchart

&

Sons

Furniture

Fehr's

Jewelry

Seibel

Clothing;

Lueble

&

Kellner

-

Boots

&

Shoes;

Wisconsin

Business

College

S.S.

Kresge

Company

Commercial

Brandt Printing

&

Binding

Co.

Commercial

Rummele's

Jewelry

Commercial

Date

Classification

c.1863

1857

1928

1907

1967

c.1890

NC

C

1928/C.1950

NC

c.1863/1955

NC

1918

C

1918

C

1893

c.1865

1867

1910

C

c

NC

C

c.1875

NC

C.1890/C.1932

C

C.1880

NC

c.1895

NC

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Places

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sheet

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District

Item

number

7

of

18

Map

No.

53-15

53-16

53-18

53-19

53-21

53-22

53-23

53-24

53-25

53-26

53-27

53-28

53-29

53-30

Address

Eighth

Street

Over

River

Eighth

Street

Over

River

805

Quay

St.

807

Quay

St.

1-7

N.

Eighth

St.

2

N.

Eighth

St.

102-108

N.

Eighth

St.

110-112A

N.

Eighth

St.

114-114A

N.

Eighth

St.

801

York

St.

204

N.

Eighth

St.

206-210

N.

Eighth

St.

212

N.

Eighth

St.

214

N.

Eighth

St.

Historic

Name/Use

1

Eighth

St.

Bridge

House

Elks

Club

Michael

Riplinger

Provisions

Commercial

0.

Torrison

&

Co.

M.H.

Dempsey

Bldg./

Commercial

Kadow Realty

Office

Manitowoc

Motor

Hotel

L.

Sherman

&

Co.

-

Boots

&

Shoes

G.W.

Fechter

Stationary

Restaurant

Date

1926

c.1910

1868

c.1900

1882

1910

1881

1932

1970

1927

1866

1911

1958

Classification

C

NC

C

NC

C

NC

C

NC

BRIEF

DESCRIPTION

OF

SELECTED

PROPERTIES

Map

No.

Address

Historic

Name/Use

Date

49-05

1009-11

S.

Tenth

St.

Manitowoc

Seed

Company

1915

This

relatively

plain

early

twentieth

century

warehouse/commercial

building

is

included here

because

of

its

large

size

and

its

role

as a

contributing

building

to

the

western

edge

of

the

District.

The

building

is

four

stories

in

height

and

dates

from

1915

with

a later

addition

which

is

sometime

after

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Historic

Places

Inventory—Nomination

Form

Eighth

Street

Continuation

sheet

Historic

District

________item

number

'___________page

8

of

18

1927.

The

facade

is

in

cream

brick

and

consists

of

a

series of

recessed

window

bays

separated

by

slightly

projected

brick

pilasters.

The

building

is

relatively

devoid

of all

other

ornamentation.

49-25 812-814

Washington

St.

Lindstedt-Hoffman

Real

c.1930

3

Estate;

Lutz-Scherell

Clothing

This

building

and

the

smaller

one-story

building at

810

Washington

(Map

No.

49-26)

have

similar

Art

Deco

style facade

motifs.

This

building

is

a

two-story

commercial

structure

with

apartments

above.

The facade

is

covered

in

brick

and

features

colored

ceramic

tile

set

flush

with

the

brick

as

accents.

The

colored

tiles

outline

the

two

first

floor

store

fronts

and

provide

a

board

of

ornamentation

at

the

cornice

line.

49-27

808

Washington

St.

Manitowoc

National

Bank

c.1922

4

The

Manitowoc

National

Bank

was

built

circa

1922 as a

home

for

that

institution

as

well

as

other

offices.

It

is

a

large

two-story

brick

building

with

neo-classical

features.

Full

brick

pilasters

divide

the

facade

into

symmetrical

areas

outlining

side

and

center

entrances

separating

large

showcase

windows.

Second

floor

windows

are

recessed

slightly

and

feature

cut

stone sills

and

lintels.

The

pilasters

support

the

cornice

which

is

topped

by

a

balustrade

and

capped

in

the

center

by

a

flagpole.

The

first

floor

has

been

altered

somewhat,

but

within

the

structure

of

the

original

design.

49-28

1010

S.

Eighth

St.

Manitowoc

County

Courthouse

1906

5

The

Manitowoc

County

Courthouse

is

the

only

building

in

the

Eighth

Street

District

which

is

already

listed

in the

National

Register

of

Historic

Places

as

of

April

of

1981.

The

Manitowoc

County

Courthouse

was

built

in

1906

to

replace

the

outdated

1857

courthouse.

It

was

designed

by

local

architect

Christ

H.

Tegen

in

the

Beaux-Arts

style

and

stands

out

today

as

undoubtedly

the

most

prominent public

building

in the

city.

The

courthouse

features

Roman

Ionic

pavilions on

the

end

of all four

major

elevations.

It

is

topped

by

a

two

story

dome

on

a

square

base.

A

more

detailed

description

of

the

building

can

be

found

in

the

National

Register

of

Historic

Places

nomination

form on

file

with

the

State

Historical

Society

in

Madison.

49-29

821-821A-823

Washington

St.

Alf

Muchin

and

Sons 1930

6

Furniture;

Anderson

Electric

Company

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Nomination

Form

_

Eighth

Street

Continuation

sheet

H

isi-nric

insr.nn-

_______

Item

number

7

____________

Page

Q

nf

This

two-story

commercial

building

is

an

entirely

intact

example

of

the

vernacular

commercial

architecture

of

the

1930

f

s

with

elements

of

the

Art

Modern

style.

The

two

bays

are

symmetrical,

each

recessed

between

stepped-out

brick

pilasters

capped

by

stone,

stylized

capitals

which

support

a

stone

entablature

extending

across

the

entire

facade.

A

band

of

brick

with

stone

ornamentation

is

found

between

the

entablature

and

the

stone,

stepped-back

parapet.

The

first

floor

store

fronts are

intact.

49-32

909

Washington

St.

Jarchow Blacksmith

Shop

1895

7

The

Jarchow

Building

is

the

best

example

of

the

Queen

Anne

style

as

translated

to

a

smaller

commercial

building

in

the

District.

The

building

is

constructed

in

brick

with

stone

detailing

including

a

heavy

belt

across

the

facade

also

serving

as

window

lintels

and

a

thinner

belt also serving

as

sills.

Stone

is

also

used

for

lintels

and

sills

on

the

other

elevations.

One

of

the

most

noteworthy

features

is

the

large

ornate oriel

window

on

the

second

floor

side

elevation.

The

intricate

cornice

of

pressed

tin

highlights

the

facade.

A

second

floor

balcony

is

adjacent

to

the

oriel

on

the

side.

The

first

floor

has

been significantly

altered.

50-08 1000

Washington

St.

Schreihart

Brewery

Offices

1918

8

This

is

a

three-story

brick

office

building

of

the

commercial

vernacular

style.

It

was

built

in

1918

as

the

offices

of

the

Schreihart

Brewery

which

succumbed

to

Prohibition

shortly

thereafter.

It

is

relatively

without

ornamentation

except

for

the

concrete

cornice

with

incised

heart

motif

on

the

shaped

parapet.

The

first

floor

has

been

completely

altered.

50-09,12 1008

Washington

St./

Fricke/Schreihart

Brewery

c.1865/

934

S.

Tenth

St.

c.1878

The

Fricke

Brewery

became

the

Schreihart

Brewery

in

1878

and

embarked

on

an

expansion

of

the

physical

facilities

of

the

Fricke

plant

built

in

c.1865.

Map

No.

50-12

is

actually

the

original

portion

of

a

larger

L-plan

brewery

building.

It

is

listed

separately

as

it

has

a

separate

address

and

as

it

represents

the

earlier

Fricke

period

as

well

as

the

later

Schreihart

one.

It

is

built

of

cream

brick

with

Italianate

segmental

arched

hood

moldings

on

the

second

floor

and

attic

windows.

The

building

features

a

gable

roof

with

monitors. The

first

floor

has

been

completely

altered.

The

part

of

the

complex

noted

as

Map

No.

50-09

dates

from

the

later

Schreihart

expansion.

The

main

block

is

three

stories

in

height

with

a

flat

roof.

The

6/6

light

windows

feature

lintels

rather

than

the

more

ornamental

hood

moldings.

The

Washington

Street

facade

of

the

complex

has

been

sheathed

in

metal;

however,

with

the

exception

of

boarded

windows,

the

six

story

tower

at

the

northwest

corner

of

the

property

remains

intact.

The

tower

and

smokestack

are

also

of

cream

brick.

The

tower

features

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National

Register

off

Historic

Places

Inventory

—

Nomination

Form

Eighth

Street

Continuation

sheet

Historic

District

________

item

number

7

____________

Page

10

O

f

is

round-arch

hood

moldings

on

the

top

floor

front

windows.

Access

to the

interior

of

the

brewery

complex

(other

than

MN

50-08-the

office

building)

was

not

possible;

however,,

reports

indicate

that

the

interior

of

the

brewery

itself

is

vacant

and

used

periodically

for

warehousing.

51-22

707

Franklin

St.

Ed

Zander

Residence

c.1873

1

This

Italianate

house

is

one of

two

adjacent

to

each

other

on

Franklin

Street

(see

Map

No.

51-23).

It

is

two

stories

with

flat roof

and

built

of

cream

brick.

The

windows

on

the

front facade are

all

accented

by

segmental

arched

hood

moldings

with

keystones.

The facade

is

capped

by

a

bracketed

wood

cornice.

51-23

709

Franklin

St.

August

Schmidt

Residence

1877

11

The

Schmidt

residence

was

built

as

two

townhouse

units and

continues

to

be

used

as

apartments.

The

two

story

cream

brick Italianate

structure

is

identical

in

form

and

detailing

to

its

neighbor

at

707

Franklin

Street

(Map

No.

51-22).

As

with

707

Franklin

Street,

all

windows,

doorways

(including

recessed

side

panels)

and

architectural

detailing

remain

intact.

51-26

822

Franklin

St.

Hamacheck-Bleser

Company

c.1922

12

Auto

Dealership

This

one-story early

auto

dealership

is

built

of

brick.

The

highlight

of

the

building

is

its

pavilion-like

showroom

area

with

its

facade

made

up

of

large

arched

show

windows between

brick

columns

with

ornamental

corinthian

capitals

supporting

a

neo-classic

entablature

decorated

with

two

types

of

dentils.

The

pediment

is

punctured

by

three

sets

of

balusters

over

the

show

windows,

which

have

now

been

partially

filled

in

by

sign

panels.

51-29

817

Franklin

St.

Manitowoc Municipal

Bldg.

1937

13

The

Municipal

Building

is

three

stories

in

height and

of

brick

construction.

Recessed

rows

of

brick

create

a

scoring

effect

which

gives

the

illusion

of

stone

construction.

This

is

compounded

when

coupled

with

the

cream

coloration

of

the

brick

on

the

upper

two

floors

in

contrast

with

the

red

brick

of

the

first

floor.

The

building

has

a

flat

roof

with

regular

fenestration

which

includes

the

original

1/1

wooden

sashed

windows

in

recessed

bays.

The

building

is

one

of several

Federal

Works

Progress

Administration

(WPA)

projects

undertaken

on

public buildings

in

the

mid-1930

f

s.

The

matching

Police

Department

building

(Map

No.

51-34)

at

824

Jay

Street

also

dates

from

the

WPA

period.

The

Municipal

Building project

was

designed

to

pro-

vide

an

addition

to

the

1890

Victoria

Hotel,

which

had

been

used

as

a

city

hall

since

1920.

The

resulting

design

refurbished

the

old

hotel

and

built

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a

large

addition

along

Ninth

Street,

matching

the

facades

of

both,

so

that

the

old

hotel

was

lost

from

view

forever;

however,

the

interior

configura-

tion

of

the

upper

floors

in

the

hotel

section

is

relatively

intact

and

its

original

use

can

be

plainly

seen.

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51-32

902

Jay

St.

German-American

Bank

1901

The

German-American

Bank

building

dates

from

1901

and was built

as

the

headquarters

of

that

financial

organization.

This

two-story brick

building

makes

extensive use

of

cut,

rusticated

stone

for

window

sills

and

lintels

on

the

second

floor

facades

and

as

a

wall material

for

the

main

first

floor

facade.

The

main

entrance

is

on

the

rounded

corner,

canted

on

the

first

floor,

and protected

by

an

arch

of

stone

supported

by

marble

columns

on

granite

bases.

The

wooden

cornice

is

supported

by

a

row

of

dentils

and

the

second

floor

corner

window

is

inset

slightly.

The

integrity

of

the

build-

ing

has

been

completely

retained.

15

51-34

824

Jay

Street

Manitowoc

Police

Dept.

1937

The

Police

Department

was

built

at

the

same

time

as

the

Municipal

Building

directly

to

the

north

(Map

No.

51-29)

as

part

of

the

same

WPA

project.

The

design

scheme

and

materials

used

in

this

building

are

identical

and

the

two

together

form

a

single

composite

facade

along South

Ninth

Street.

This

is

supported

by

the

line

between

red

and cream

bricks

on

the

two

buildings

which

remains

constant

despite

elevation

changes

at

the

street

level.

52-03

804

Jay

Street

Schuette

Brothers

1901

16

Department

Store

The

Schuette Brothers Department

Store

is

an

example

of

the

Beaux

Arts

style

of

the

late

nineteenth

and

early

twentieth

centuries

as

applied

to a

large

commercial

building.

The

three-story

brick

building

is

characterized

by

large

slightly

inset

window

groupings

framed

by

brick

pilasters

which

are

topped

by

inset bas-relief,

terra-cotta

tile,

square

capitals.

The

third

floor

features

smaller

windows

inset

with

brick

surrounds.

The

pilasters

are

less

massive and

are

topped

by

relief

Corinthian

capitals

supporting

an

overhanging

cornice

topped

by

a

pediment

pierced

by

tile

balusters.

The southeast

corner

of

the

building

features

bay

windows

on

the

third

floor

with

domical

top

and

bottom.

The

southeast corner

of

the

first

and

second

floors

is

canted

although

the

second

floor

structure

remains

to

form

an

archway

over

the

entrance

supported

by

a

marble column

with

Corinthian

capital

on

the

ground

floor.

52-04

815-815A

Jay

Street

William

H.

Wernecke

Bakery

c.1880

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This

two-story

red

brick

commercial structure

is

one

of

the

most

decorative

in

the

downtown.

Although

the

first

floor

has

been

completely

altered, the

upper

floor

remains

largely

intact

and an incredibly

ornate

example

of

a

small

commercial

building.

The facade

is

broken

by

three

windows

with

straight,

cut

stone

lintels.

A

brick

arch

with

wooden

spike

keystone

is

over

the

center

of

the

three windows.

An

elaborately

carved

pediment

outlines

the

shaped

gable.

52-17

713

Washington

Street

Residence

c.1880

18

This

small

house

is

something

of

a

puzzle

in

the

downtown

District.

Unclear

tax

records indicate

construction

sometime

between

1878

and

1882.

It

is

a

single

front

gabled

form

with

both

one

story

side

bay

and

ell

on

the

east

facade.

The

house

is

constructed

of

brick

and

features

vertically-laid

bricks

as

arched

hood

molding

as

well

as

brick

window

sills.

The

windows

appear

to

be

original

with

2/2

lights

and

double-hung

sash.

The

front

entryway

is

completely

changed.

The

side

polygonal

bay

is

wooden

on

a

brick

foundation

while

the ell

has

had

a

second

story

added

to

it in

a

later

remodeling.

Windows

on

both

the

bay

and

the ell

wing

appear

to

be

original

and

are

identical

to

those

described

on

the

front

facade.

52-19

937-939

S.

Eighth

Street

Wernecke

and

Schmitz

1894

19

Hardware/Vogelsang

and

Murphy

undertakers

This

large

commercial

building

was

constructed

in

1894

for

two

stores

with

apartments

above.

The

building

is

constructed

of

cream

brick

and,

although

the

first

floor

has

lost

any

original

architectural

ornamentations

it

might

have

had,

much

of

the

second

floor

remains

intact.

Windows

have

a

Gothic

arch

with

alternating

red

and

cream

brick

hood

moldings

capped

by

red

brick

keystones.

The

window

panels

on

the

front

facade

are

slightly

recessed

and

brick

relief

panels

are

found

above

each

window.

The

central

panel

is

highlighted

by

a

single

window

with

brick

arch

and

stone

spike

keystone.

A

polychromatic

diamond pattern

fills

the

plane.

A

grand

shaped gable found

in

early

photographs

of

the

building

has

been

removed.

A

corbelled brick

cornice

is

found

on

the

south

and

west

facades.

The

shutters on

the

second

floor

windows

are

a

more

recent

addition.

52-21

921

S.

Eighth

St.

I.O.O.F.

Building

c.1890

20

The

Odd

Fellows

block

is

a

three-story

brick

commercial

block

highlighted

by

a

corner

tower

with

tile

roof

and

flagpole.

The

main

facade

is

along

South

Eighth

Street

and

features

more

architectural

ornamentation.

The

first

floor

storefronts

have been

altered; however,

the

most

dominant

feature,

the

canted

corner

entrance,

has

been

preserved.

A

pavilion

featuring

Roman

arches

supported

by

a relief

of

clustered

columns

provides

an entryway

to

the

main

entrance

and

a

base

structure

for

the

corner

tower.

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Two-story

bays

are

found

on

the

west

(Eighth

Street)

facade

with

brick

surrounds.

A

wide band

of

corbelling extends

from

the

tops

of

the

third

floor

windows

to

the

base

of

the

parapet

which

features

pent-roofs

between

balusters. Features of

this

design

are

similar

to

those

found

in

the

Schuette

Brothers

Department

Store

located

diagonally

across

the

intersection

(Map

No.

52-03).

52-23

922-930

S.

Eighth

Street

Manitowoc

Savings

Bank

1927

21

The

Manitowoc

Savings

Bank

has

a

granite

facade

which

helps

to

provide

an

impression

of

confidence

in

the

institution

housed

here.

The

four-story

bank

building

is

designed

in

the

Neo-Classical

Revival

style

of

the

early

twentieth

century.

Its

most

striking

feature

is

its

entrance

pavilion

which

is

flanked

by

monumental

three

story

stone

columns

topped

by

Corinthian

capitals

and

a

full

pediment.

The

entablature

supporting

the

pediment

also

extends

the

full

length

of

the

Eighth

and

Jay

Street

facades.

Elaborately

carved

panels

separate

the

floors

between

windows

which

are

recessed

between

stone

pilasters.

A

four-faced

clock

projects

out

from

the

corner

of

the

building.

The

building

was

designed

by

local

architect

William

J.

Raeuber.

22

52-27

919

S.

Eighth

Street

F.C.

Buerstatte

Pharmacy

1875

This

is

the

first

portion

of

what

became

a

two-bay

commercial

building.

It

is

of

cream

brick,

two

stories

in

height,

and

in

the

Italianate

style.

Of

note

is

the

corbelled

cornice

and

the

round

arch

hood moldings

on

the

second

floor

windows.

The first

floor

has

been

significantly

altered.

52-29 913

S.

Eighth

Street

Capitol

Theatre

1920

23

The

Capitol Theatre

was

built

in

1920

and

continues

in

operation

as

a

motion

picture

theatre.

The

lobby

entrance

on

S.

Eighth

is

a

three-story

brick

building

topped

by

a

wooden

cornice

supported

by

dentils

and

a

small

triangular

pediment.

The

main

auditorium

of

the

theater

is

at

right

angles

to

the

lobby

and

the

building

wraps

around

the

rear

of

the

other

buildings

south

of

the

theater.

The

auditorium

is

recorded

as

MN52-10

and

is

a

three

story

red

brick

structure

with

stone

foundation

and

stone

banding

between

the

first

and

second

floors

and

above

the

third

floor

windows.

The

building also

features

a

shaped

parapet

with

stone

ornamentation.

The

interior

of the

theatre

is

relatively

intact

but

has

had

some

alterations.

24

52-32

901-903

S.

Eighth

St.

Henry

Berner

Hardware Block

1857

This

two-story

cream

brick

commercial

building

is

built

in

the

Italiante

style.

Although

the

first

floor

has

been

changed,

the

second

retains

much

of

its

original

architectural

character.

Of

special

note

are

the

second

floor

windows

with

segmental

arched

hood

moldings.

The

windows

on

the

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Street

facade

have

1/1

lights

while

those

on

the

Franklin

Street

side

are

4/4.

The

corner

has

been

canted and

the

second

floor

plane filled

by

a

large

arched

window

with

ornamental

surround.

A

cornice

supported

by

paired

brackets

completes

this

composition.

52-36

809

S.

Eighth

St.

Elks

Lodge

No.

687

1918

25

The

Manitowoc

Elks

Lodge

was

built

in

1918

as

headquarters

for

that

fraternal

order

in

the

City. It is

of

red

brick

and

is

three

stories

in

height.

The

main

facade

features

arched

windows

(now

filled

in)

on

the

first

floor;

larger,

three

width

rectangular

windows

on

the

second

floor;

and

smaller,

single

windows

on

the

third

in

a

descending

order

of

magnitude.

The

windows

on

the

second

and

third

floors

have concrete

balconettes.

A

tiled

pent

roof

supported

by

dentils

descends

between

two

false

corner

parapets. In recent

years,

the

building housed

the

Manitowoc

Maritime

Museum.

53-05

910

S.

Eighth

St.

Fehrs

Jewelry

Store

1867

26

The

Fehr's

Jewelry

Store

is

a

two-story

brick commercial

building

featuring

a

bracketed

cornice

and

two

original

arched

windows

with

fan

lights.

A

later

bay

has

replaced

the

original

center

arched

window.

The

first floor

storefront

has

been

altered.

53-06

902-908

S.

Eighth

Street

William

C.

Seibel

Clothing

1910

27

Co./Lueble

and

Kellner

Boots

and

Shoes/Wisconsin

Business

College

This

is

the

only

building

in

the

District

to

clearly exhibit

the

clean

lines

of

the

Chicago

Commercial

style.

The

first

floor

has

been

severely

altered

by

remodeling;

however,

the

upper

two floors

remain

largely

intact.

The

building

is

flat

roofed

with

a

short

brick

parapet

wall

above

a

stone

cornice

line.

The

fenestration

is

regular

with

the

original

1/1

light

double

hung,

wooden

sash

windows

in

place.

In

its

early

years

the

upper

floor

was

occupied

by

the

now

defunct

Wisconsin

Business

College.

53-07 836

S.

Eighth

St.

S.S.

Kresge

Co.

1928

28

The

Kresge

Store

is

a

two-story

brick

structure.

The

first

floor

front

facade

is

glass

with

wide

tile

sign

board.

The

second

floor

includes

projected

corner

window

panes,

concrete

banding,

and

the

word

"Kresge"

carved

in the

concrete

banding

in

the

center

of

the

front

facade.

53-10

822

S.

Eighth

St.

Brandt

Printing

and

c.1890

29

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This

is

a

two-story

commercial

building

of

cream

brick.

Although

the

first

floor

has

been

altered,

the

second

floor

facade

remains

intact.

It

features

three

windows

with

segmental

arch

hood

moldings

and

a

corbelled

cornice.

53-12

818

S.

Eighth

St.

F.W.

Seidl

-

Jeweler

c.

18907

c.1932

30

This

building

is

one

of

a

very

few

in

the

city

with

elements

of

the

Art

Deco

style.

The

upper

portion

of

the

facade

is

clad

in

aluminum

sheeting;

however,

the

first

floor

retains

its

Art

Deco

-

c.!930

f

s

storefront.

The

first

floor

wall

covering

is

carrara

glass

with

striping

in

the

area

of

the

kick

panels.

The

shop

window

lettering

also

retains

an

Art

Deco

flair.

53-15,16

Eighth

Street

Over

River

Eighth

Street

Bridge

1926

31

and

Bridge

House

The

Eighth

Street

bridge

over

the

Manitowoc

River

was designed

by

the

Milwaukee

firm of

Klug

and

Smith

and

built

in

1926.

The

bridge

itself

is

a

two-leaf bascule

without

overhead

supporting

truss

structures.

It

has

an

iron

hand

rail

on both

sides

with

a

large

diamond

pattern

metal

grid

between

members

on

the

bascule

itself

and

a

brick

wall

on

the

stationary

sections.

There

are

four

small

bridge

tender

houses

at

the

four

corners

of

the

bascule.

These

small

rectangular

structures

are

of

red

brick

with

a

bay

window

facing

the

channel.

The

roofs

are

hipped

and

the

eaves

overhang

the

structure

exhibiting

exposed

rafters.

53-19

807

Quay

St.

Michael

Riplinger

-

1868

32

Provisions

This

is

a

two-story,

cream

brick commercial

building dating

from

the

late

1860's.

The

original

portions

of

the

facade are

found

on

the

second

floor,

which

includes

three

windows

with

wooden

lintels

and

sills,

a

line of

corbelling

and,

above

that,

a

wooden

cornice

featuring

brackets

with

wooden

panels

between

each

set,

and

carved

end

posts.

The

first

floor

reflects

two

twentieth century

remodelings.

The

earliest

is

a

terra-cotta

tile

frame

around

the

first floor

storefront

including

an

entablature

supported

by

a

pilaster

at

each

corner.

This

probably

dates

from

c.1900

and

the

building's

conversion

to

a

billiard

hall.

A

much

more

recent

(1970's

era)

board

storefront

completely

fills

the

area

inside

the

terra cotta

frame.

53-22

2

N.

Eighth

St.

0.

Torrison

and

Co.

1882

33

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Form

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sheet

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Item

number

7

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15

of

18

This

three-story

cream brick

building

is

characterized

by

elongated

windows

with

stone

lintels.

Window

panels

are inset

between

brick

pilasters.

The

front

facade

has

ornamental

stone

segmental

hood

moldings.

The

entire

building was

built

in

several

stages,

beginning

in

1882,

but

the

design

remained

constant

throughout.

Finials

and

parapet

features

evident

from

older

photographs

have

been

removed

and

the

first

floor

storefront

modernized.

34

53-23

102-108

N.

Eighth

St.

M.H.

Dempsey Building

1910

The

Dempsey

Building

is

a

fine,

restrained

example

of

the

Neo-classical

style,

which

has

remained

largely

intact

over

time.

The

entire

facade

is

covered

with

ceramic

tile

and

has

a

number of

classical

details including

pilasters

at

corners

and

delineating

window

bays.

Three

columns

support

the

main

entrance.

A

band

of

egg

and dart

molding

surrounds

the

cornice.

53-27

204

N.

Eighth

St.

Manitowoc

Motor

Hotel

1927

35

This

eight story

brick

hotel

was

built

in 1927 as

the

Manitowoc

Motor

Hotel

and

home

of

the

First

National

Bank.

Although

relatively

unadorned,

a

number

of

Mediterranean

Revival

features

are

found

on

the

building

including

terra-cotta balconettes

on

the

top

floor,

arched panels

over

top

floor

windows

and

rope-like

pilasters

on

the

southeast

and

northeast

corners.

The

first

floor

contained

large

showcase

windows

(now

filled

in)

framed

by

the

pilasters

with

patterned

tile

entablature

on

the

east

and

south

facades.

Notes

1.

Inventory

dates

and

historic

names

were

determined

using

a

combination

of

sources

including

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls,

Manitowoc

City

Directories,

Manitowoc

City

Tax

Assessor

records,

Manitowoc

County

Register

of

Deeds

records,

and

two

notable

secondary

sources:

Louis

J.

Falge,

History

of

Manitowoc County

Wisconsin,

Vols.

I

and

II,

c.1911

and

Manitowoc

County

Centennial

Committee,

Story

of

a

Century,

1848-1948,

1948.

————————————

2.

Sanborn

-

Perris

Fire

Insurance

Map

of

Manitowoc,

Wisconsin,

1927;

Manitowoc

City

Directory,

1915-d6.

3.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

City

Tax

Assessor's

records;

Manitowoc

City

Directories,

1928

and

1932.

4.

Telephone

interview

with

Robert

Dill of

Associated

Bank

of

Manitowoc,

owners,

July

21,

1986;

Manitowoc

City

Directories,

1920

through

1934.

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Register

of

Historic

Places

Inventory

—

Nomination

Form

Eighth

Street

Continuation sheet

Historic

District

Item

number

7

Page

17

of

1fl

5.

Manitowoc

County

Centennial

Committee,

Story

of

a

Century,

p.

14;

Louis

J.

Falge,

History

of

Manitowoc

County

Wisconsin,

VolTlI,

p.

98.

6.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

City

Tax

Assessor's

records;

Manitowoc

City

Directory,

1932.

7.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

City

Directory,

1897.

8.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Kunz,

Frederick,

"History of

the

Kunz

Family

in

the

Brewing

Industry

in

Manitowoc,

Wisconsin",

1985,

p.

12.

9.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Kunz,

Frederick,

op.cit.,

pp. 7-8,

12.

10.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

City

Assessor's

records.

11.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls.

12.

Manitowoc

City

Directories,

1920

and

1923.

13.

Marker on

Building;

City

records,

researched

by

N.

Levendusky,

City

"

Planning

Department.

14.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Louis

J.

Falge,

History

of

Manitowoc

County,

Wisconsin,

Vol.

I,

p.

365;

Manitowoc

City

Directories,

igOO

11

^!

through

1934;

Edward

Ehlert,

"Banking

in

Manitowoc

County",

Occupational

Monograph

Series,

No.

12,

Manitowoc

County Historical

Society,

1970.

15.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

City

Records,

researched

by

N.

Levendusky,

City

Planning

Department.

16.

Manitowoc County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

City

Tax

Assessor's

records;

Manitowoc

County

Centennial

Committee,

Story

of

a

Century,

p.

52;

Louis

J.

Falge,

History

of

Manitowoc

County

Wisconsin,

VoT.

II,

pp.

249,

492,

506.

17.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls';

Manitowoc

City

Directories,

1868-69

through

1911-12;

Louis

J.

.

Falge,

History

of

Manitowoc

County,

Wisconsin,

Vol.

II,

pp.

446-7.,

——————

»

*

18.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls.

19.

Manitowoc

City

Tax

Assessor's

records;

Manitowoc

City

Directories,

1884

and

1894;

Louis

J.

Falge,

History

of

Manitowoc

"County

Wisconsin,

Vol.

II,

p.

516.

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Service

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Historic

Places

Inventory—Nomination

Form

Eighth

Street

Continuation

sheet

Historic

District

Item

number

7

__________Page

18

of

18

20.

Carving

on

Building;

Manitowoc

City

Directories,

1884

and

1894.

21.

Marker

on

Building;

Louis

J.

Falge,

History

of

Manitowoc

County,

Wisconsin,

Vol.

II,

pp.

506-7;

Telephone

conference

with

Robert

Dill,

Associated

Bank

of

Manitowoc,

August

1,

1986

providing

information

from

Bank

archives.

22.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc City

Directory,

1875-76.

23.

Sanborn-Perris

Fire

Insurance

Map

of

Manitowoc,

1927.

24.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

City

Directory,

1868-9;

Louis

J.

Falge,

History

of

Manitowoc

County

Wisconsin,

pp. Ii2,

224.

25.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

County

Centennial

Committee,

Story

of

a

Century,

1848-1948,

p.

149;

Interview

with

Maritime

Museum

y

or a

century,

J

f,

July

30,

1§86.

staff,

July

30

26.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

County

Centennial

Committee,

Story

of

a

Century,

1848-1948,

p.

54.

27.

Plaque

on

Bridge

28.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls.

29.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

City

Directory,

1894,

Manitowoc

County

Centennial

Commission,

Story

of

a

Century,

1848-1948,

p.

39,

Louis

J.

Falge,

History

of

Manitowoc

County

Wisconsin,

Vol.

I,

p.

215;

Vol.

II,

pp.

472^1!

30.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

City

Directories,

1894

through

1932;

Manitowoc

County

Centennial

Committee,

Story

of a

Century,

1848-1948,

p. 56.

——

——————————

31.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

City

Directories,

1907-08

and

1911-12;

Sanborn-Perris

Fire

Insurance

Map

of

Manitowoc,

Wisconsin,

1927.

!

32.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;,

Manitowoc

City

Directory,

1868-69;

Manitowoc

City

Tax

Assessor's-

records.

33.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

County

Centennial

Committee,

Story

of

a

Century,

1848-1948,

p.

53;

Louis

J.

Falge,

History

of

Manitowoc

County,

Wisconsin,

Vol.

II,

pp.

490-492;

Headlight,

"Manitowoc:The

Gateway",

1898.

34.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

City

Directory,

1911-12.

35.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls.

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—

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. .

Eighth

Street

..

.

_

Continuation

sheet

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District

________Item

number

8

___________Page

i

of

15

In the

1840's,

the

small

settlement

of

Manitowoc and

the

settlement

of

Manitowoc

Rapids,

a

few

miles

upriver,

were

rivals

for

the

role

of

commercial

and

political

leaders

of

the

county.

Manitowoc

eventually

won

that

contest

because

of

its

lakeshore

location.

This

allowed

Manitowoc

to

develop

as

a

lake

port

and

commercial

center

for

the

county

soon

eclipsing

Manitowoc

Rapids.

In

1853,

following

destruction

of

the

original

county

courthouse

by

fire,

the

County

seat

was

moved

to

Manitowoc

from

the

Rapids,

thus

ensuring

the

City's

continued

growth

and

economic

dominance

in

the

County.

Eventually,

a

strong

shipbuilding

industry

grew

in

the

community

and,

later,

other

industries

such

as

brewing,

malt

production,

leather

tanning,

lumber

production

and,

near

the

end

of

the century,

aluminum

and

iron

casting

and

fabrication.

As

population grew

in

the

1850's,

the

size

of

the

commercial

base

grew

as

well.

It

was

during

this

period

that

several

existing

commercial

firms

were

started

(these

will

be

mentioned

later).

Following

the

Civil

War,

the

downtown

entered

into

the

first

of

several

development

phases

where

new

commercial

establishments

continued

to

be

built,

but

a

few

second

genera-

tion

businesses

(those

moving

up

to

better

quarters)

were

also

encountered.

This

"replacement"

phenomena continued

into

the

1930's

in

which

original,

or

first

generation,

businesses

were

replaced

by

second

or

even,

third

generation

concerns.

Due

to

economic

conditions, there

has

been

relatively

little

new

construc-

tion

since

the

1930's.

Rather,

merchants

have

been

investing

in

remodeling

rather

than

demolition

and

reconstruction.

It

is

precisely

because

little

has

changed

in

parts

of

the

downtown, that this

nomination

has

merit.

ARCHITECTURAL

SIGNIFICANCE

The

Eighth

Street

Historic

District

is

being

nominated

to

the

National

Register

of

Historic

Places,

in

part,

on

the

basis

of

the

architectural

character

and

significance

of

the

buildings

in

the

District.

Commercial

Buildings

•

Manitowoc's

proposed

Eighth

Street

Historic

District

has

been

the

center

of

the

City's

commercial

and

business

activities

since

its

settlement

in

the

1830s.

Fortunately,

major

shopping

mall

development

beyond

the

central

district

has not

yet

occurred

in

Manitowoc.

A

wide

variety

of

building

types

and

architectural

styles

are

present,

from

early

frame

structures

to

twentieth

century

commercial

blocks.

Architectural

elements

remain

generally

intact

behind

the

first

story

facade

alterations

and

inappro-

priate

signage,

found

on

most

main

streets

since

World

War

II.

The

proposed

district's

boundaries

are

irregular,

and

have

been

determined

by

the

integrity

and

age of

its

buildings.

Eighth

Street,

from

the

nine

hundred

block

south

of

the

Manitowoc

River

to

the

two

hundred

block

north

of

the

River,

comprises

the

district's

core.

Extending east

and

west

across Eighth

Street,

portions

of

Washington,

Jay

and

Quay

Streets

are

included, as

is

the

Eighth

Street

Bridge and

bridgehouse.

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Street

Continuation

sheet

Historic

District

________

Item

number

8

Page

2

of

15

Several

simple

early

structures

with

distinctive

boomtown

false

fronts

remain

from

the

nineteenth

century.

At

1024

South

Tenth

Street

(Map

#49-09),

a

boomtown

house

form

may

be

seen.

Side

by

side

at

713

Franklin

Street

(Map

#51-24),

and

719

Franklin

Street

(Map

#51-25),

two

businesses

are

operating

in

early

structures

with

boomtown

facades.

Brick

Italianate

buildings

with

decorative

corbelling,

carved

wood

detail,

and

rounded

or

segmental

arched

window

hoods

occur

throughout

the

District.

Excellent

Italianate

detail

remains

on

several

South

Eighth Street

buildings'

second

stories

at 937-39

(Map #52-19)

which

is

an

example

of

the

mixture

of

the

Victorian

Gothic

and

Italianate

styles;

933-35

(Map

#52-20);

919

(Map #52-27);

909

(Map

#52-30);

901-5

(Map

#52-32);

and

822

(Map

#53-10).

Other

notable

examples

in

the

District

include

1022

S.

10th

Street

(Map

#49-08);

807

Jay

Street

(Map

#52-08);

and

807

Quay

Street

(Map

#53-19).

Variations

on

the

Italianate

style

include

901-901A

Washington

Street

(Map

#49-30)

which

has

a

peaked

cornice

reminiscent

of the

Queen

Anne

style;

909

Washington

Street

(Map #49-32)

which

as

a

similar

Queen

Anne

component;

the

simple

front

gabled

building

at

911

Washington

Street

(Map

#49-33);

and

at

a

much

larger

scale,

the

0.

Torrison

and

Co.

commercial complex

at

2

N.

Eighth

Street

(Map

#53-22).

More

stylistically

complex

is

the

Shipbuilders'

Credit

Union,

at

902

Jay

Street

(Map

#51-32).

Once

the

German

American

Bank,

the

first

story

exhibits

elements

of

Richardsonian

Romanesque,

heavy

restricted

stonework,

with

simple,

restrained

Romanesque

cornice

brickwork.

The

finely

preserved

Italianate

retail store

at

910

South

Eighth

Street

(Map

#53-05)

includes

a

second

story

oriel

window,

bracketed

wood

cornice,

and

marble

first

story

facade.

As

mentioned

above,

the

commercial

block

at

937-939

S.

Eighth Street

(Map

#52-19)

is

a

combination

of

the

Italianate

and

Victorian

Gothic

styles.

The

building

is

of

cream

brick

and,

although

its

first

floor

has

lost

its

integrity,

the

second

floor

remains

intact

except

for

boarded-up

windows.

The

window

openings

all

have

Gothic

arches

with

red stone

keystones

in

the

surrounds

which

are

of

alternating

red

and

cream

brick.

The

window

panels

on

the

front

facade are

recessed

slightly

with

the

frame

accented

by

alternating

red

and

cream

bricks^

Brick

relief

panels

are

found

above

each

window.

The

central

panel

is

highlighted

by

a

single

window

with

brick

arch

and

stone

spike

keystone.

I

A

polychromatic

diamond

panel

fills

the

plane.

More

elaborate

is

the

blend

of

Queen

Anne

and Romanesque

which

occurs

on

the

three-storied,

I.O.O.F.

bulding

at

921

South Eighth

Street

(Map

#52-21).

The

corner

entry

is

marked

by

a

narrow

tower

which

is

the

focal

point

of

the

building

on

this

corner

site,

adding

to

its

local importance.

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sheet

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Pages

of

15

Oriel

windows

and

bays,

detailed

brickwork,

and

generous

fenestration

define

this

highly

decorative

form.

A

very

picturesque

Queen

Anne

design

may

be seen

in the

upper

stories

at

815-815A

Jay

Street

(Map

#52-04)

where

a

shaped Flemish

gable

tops

a

Palladian

window.

Street

level

alteration

has

destroyed

the

integrity

of

the

whole

composition.

After

1900,

the formal

elements

of

the

Colonial

and

Classical

styles

dominated

local

commercial

architecture. The

Manitowoc

Maritime

Museum,

at

809

South

Eighth

Street

(Map

#52-36)

exhibits

this

regular

order,

with

four

bays,

arched and

rectangular

openings,

and

balanced

corner

roof

blocks

on

a

simple

brick

facade.

The

slightly

flared

hipped

roofs

of

the small

bridge-

houses

on

the

Eighth Street Bridge

(Map

#

f

s

51-15,

16)

also

reflect this

return

to

simple

massing

and

detail.

A

number

of

Neo-classical

commercial

buildings

are

in

the

proposed

district.

The

most

prominent

example

is

the

1927

Manitowoc

Savings

Bank,

at

922-30

South

Eighth

Street

(Map

#

52-23)

designed

by

local

architect

William

J.

Raeuber.

The

giant

order,

pedimented

entry

of

the

four-story,

cut

stone

building

is

detailed

with

Corinthian

columns.

Carved panels and

a

denticulated,

carved

entablature

are

included on

the

monumental

facade.

Less

elaborate

Neo-Classical

Revival

buildings

are

at

820

Washington

Street

(Map

#49-22),

where

a

second

story

Palladian

window

and

relief

work

remain

untouched

above

an

altered

first

story;

at

822

Franklin

Street

(Map

#51-26),

a

one

story brick

build-

ing

classically

detailed

with

pilasters,

corbelling

and

arched

openings;

and

at

102-103

North

Eighth

Street

(Map

#53-23),

the

Dempsey

Building,

designed

by

Christ

H.

Tegen,

with

a

white

tile

facing,

heavy

cornice,

and

columned

entry.

Other

commercial

buildings

of

note

from

this

period

include

the

Manitowoc

National

Bank

building

at

808

Washington

Street

(Map

#49-17),

the

Schreihart

Brewery

office

building

at

1000

Washington

Street

(Map

#50-08),

the

building

at

814

Jay

Street

(Map

#51-36),

the

Schuette

Brothers

Department

Store

at

804

Jay

Stret

(Map

#52-08)

which

also

has

Victorian

details,

and

the

Capitol Theater

at

913

S.

Eighth

Street

(Map

#52-29).

The Classical

Revival

Styles

were

paralleled

by

the

introduction of

the

Chicago

Commercial

Style.

In

Manitowoc,

the

best

example

of

this

form

occurs

on

the

upper

floors

of

902-908

South

Eighth

Street

(Map

#53-06).

Regular

fenestration

and

lack of

historic

detail

determine

this

urban

model

that

dominated

commercial

architeqture

in

the

first

decades

of this

cen-

tury.

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Many

of

Manitowoc's

commercial

buildings

lack

particular

design

elements

and

are

categorized

as

"commercial

vernacular."

Simply

shaped

gables

and

stone

trim

are

characteristic

and

present

at

906

Jay

Street

(Map

#51-33),

the

firehouse

at

911

Franklin

Street

(Map

#51-28),

the

intact

cream

brick

two

story

building

at

821-823

Washington

Street

(Map

#49-29)

and

the

two

story brick

commercial

buildings

at

805

Quay

Street

(Map

#53-18)

and

212

N.

Eighth

Street

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The

vibrant

Art

Deco

style

has not survived

in

Manitowoc

except

in

part.

The

first

story

at

818

South

Eighth

Street

(Map

#53-12)

depicts

elements

of

the

style.

Carrara

glass

there

recalls

the

typical

use

of

highly

polished

materials.

Other,

simplified examples

of

the

Art

Deco and

Moderne

forms

are

found

at

812-814

and

808

Washington

Street

(Map

#s

49-25

and

26),

the

Municipal

Building

at

817

Franklin

Street

(Map

#51-29)

and

the

S.S.

Kresge

Company

building

at

836

S.

Eighth

Street

(Map

#53-07).

Industrial

Buildings

Although

the

bulk

of the

District

is

made

up

of

commercial buildings, there

is

also

one

industrial

complex

and

another

building

which was

originally

built

for

industrial/warehousing

purposes

and

later

converted

to

commercial

use.

The

Fricke/Schreihart

Brewery

complex

is

located

at

934

S.

Tenth

Street

and

1008

Washington

Street

(Map

#

f

s

50-12

and

50-09,

respectively).

The

buildings

on

S.

Tenth

represent

the

original

part

of

the

complex

belonging

to

the

Fricke

Brewery

and dating

from

c.1865.

The

buildings

are

of

cream

brick

and

the

arched

window

openings

feature

brick

segmented

arched

hood

moldings.

The

buildings

on

Washington

Street

date

from

c.1878

and

are

also

of

cream

brick.

The

windows

in

this

part

of

the

complex

are

rectangular

with

stone

lintels.

Beyond

these

differences

in

ornamentation,

the

materials

used

are

identical.

The

brewery

complex

is

representative

of

other

industrial

buildings

of

the

late

nineteenth

century

which

are

utilitarian

in

nature

and

built,

in

large

part,

of

cream

city

brick.

The

Manitowoc

Seed Company

building

at

1009-11

S.

Tenth

Street

(Map

#49-05)

is

more

representative

of

early

twentieth

century vernacular

architecture.

This

building

has

a

reinforced

concrete

framing/structural

system

which

is

infilled

with

brick.

This

is

also

a

construction

technique

used

frequently

in

other industrial

buildings

in

the

City

dating

from

this period.

Residential

Buildings

Finally,

there

are several

residential

structures

in

the

District.

These

are

on

the

edges

of the

District

and

reflect

the

relationship

of

the

residential area

to

the

commercial

community.

Stylistically,

the

most

noteworthy

examples

are

along

Franklin

Street

and

are all

brick

with

Italianate

influence.

The

cream

brick,

gabled

ell

house

at

701

Franklin

Street

(Map

#51-21)

is

somewhat

t

of

a

transition

building

with

a

form

reminiscent

of

the

Greek

Revival*.

6ut

with

Italianate

ornamentation.

This

building

is

now

used

as a

Greyhound

Bus

Depot.

Two

adjacent structures

on

Franklin

Street

are

better examples

of

the

pure

Italianate

style.

The

three

bay

brick

townhouse

at

707

Franklin Street

(Map

#51-22)

includes

a

bracketed

wood

cornice

and etched

stone

window

hoods

as

does

the

neighboring

double

townhouse

at

709

Franklin

(Map

#51-23).

As

stated

above,

there

is

a

good

example

of

a

Boomtown

house

form

at

1024

S.

Tenth

Stret

(Map

#49-09).

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The

proposed

Eighth

Street

Historic

District

includes

buildings

from

early

simple

boomtown

shopfronts

to

the

complex,

domed

National

Register

of

Historic

Places

1906

Manitowoc

County

Courthouse

at

1006-1008

South

Eighth

Street

(Map #49-28).

The

proposed

district's

structures

reflect

the

evolution

of

commercial

architectural

design

and

the

growth

of

the

downtown.

It

includes

examples

of

most

major

commercial

architectural

styles

from

the

1850's

through

the

1930's

and

the

historic

relationships

between

those

styles.

As

such

it

is

locally

significant

as a

concentration

of

architecturally

important com-

mercial

buildings.

AREA

OF

SIGNIFICANCE

-

COMMERCIAL

DEVELOPMENT

The

Eighth

Street Historic

District

includes

those

areas

of

the

downtown

which

remain (following

modern

era

demolition

and

new

construction)

from

the

period

of

the

City's

greatest

growth

and

development.

Manitowoc

was

founded

in

1835-36

by

Benjamin

Jones,

one

of

the

principles

of

Jones,

Clark

and,Company,

a

Chicago

real

estate

development

firm.

In

its

first

few

years,

Jones,

as

on-site

principal,

directed

the

clearing

of

forest

and

the

development

of

the

rudiments

of

a

country

village.

Jones,

Clark and

Company

had

two

primary

goals

in

developing

their

settlement

on

the

Manitowoc

River.

The

first,

and

short

term

goal,

was

to

ship lumber

and

other

commodities

back

to

Chicago

by

lake

schooner

and

open

up

commercial

trade

with

early

settlers.

To

that

end,

as

stated

earlier,

the

first

building

in

Manitowoc

was

a

warehouse

on

the

north

bank

of

the

River

between

Sixth

and

Seventh

Streets.

3

The firm's

longer-term

goal

was

to

sell

off

lots

and

promote

a

permanent

settlement.

Throughout

the

1840

f

s,

the

bulk

of

businesses

were

on

the

north

side

of

the

river

while

most

residences

were

on

the

south

side.

Communication

between

the

two

areas

was

by

ferry

boat.

In

1848,

the

first

bridge

was

built

across

the

River

in

approximately

the

same

location

as

the

present

Eighth

Street

bridge

(Map

#53-15).

This

provided

easy

access

to

the

south

side

for

commercial

development

as

well

as

making

what

became

Eighth

Street

the

principal

commercial

street.

From

this

time

on,

new

commercial

development centered

on

Eighth

Street

as the

main

arterial

connection

between

the

north

and

south

side

of

the

village.

The

development

of

the

commercial

"center

of

the

City

is

chronicled

here

in

four

periods.

The

first

involves

the

early development

period

up

to

the

Civil

War.

The second

is

that

period

from

the

Civil

War

to

c.1890

when

smaller

commercial

ventures were

the

norm

and

a

second

generation

of

mer-

chants replaced

those

who

had arrived

originally.

The

third

period

extends

from

1890 to

1930,

an

era

of

strong

commercial

and

industrial

growth

in

the

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community

and

a

period

in

which

major

changes

occurred

to

the

scale

and

type

of

commercial

buildings.

The fourth

period

involves

the

decade

of

the

1930

r

s

when

the

economy

faltered

due

to

the

Great

Depression

and

commercial

growth

in the

downtown

slowed

to

a

halt,

ending

the

period

of

historic

commercial

development.

The

Early

Period,

1848-1860

In

1848,

the

first

permanant

bridge

was

constructed

at

Eighth

Street

opening

up

that

arterial

as

the

principal commercial

street

in

the small

village

of

Manitowoc.

In

1850,

the

population

of

the

village

was

only

756

individuals

and,

as

might

be

imagined,

the

size

of

the

commercial

community

was

somewhat

limited.

However,

there

was

significant

growth

during

the

decade

with

the

population

reaching

2,185

by

1855

and

3,065

by

1860.

This

population

growth

resulted

in

a

similar

rate

of

commercial

growth.

As

one

measure

of

that,

the

community

had

six

hotels

by

1860 as

well

as a

theatre

hal.l,

both

of

which

are

sure

signs of

an

actively

developing

community.

Few

buildings

remain

from

this

early

period

and

all

the

buildings

refer-

ericed

above

are

now

gone.

However,

four

buildings

do

remain

in

various

states of

preservation.

The

oldest

of

this

group

bears

little

resemblance

to

its

original

use

as

the

First

Ward

School.

This

building

at

940

S.

Seventh

Street

(Map #52-14)

was

built

as

the

first

public

school

on

the

south

side

in

1851.

However,

it

was

abandoned

as a school

in

1873

and

has

since

undergone

several

remodelings.

More

true

to

its

original

form

is

the

Fred

Schultz

residence

at

701

Franklin

Street

(Map

#51-21)

which

has

retained

much

of

its

integrity despite

conversion

to a

bus

depot.

The

Schultz

home

dates

from

c.1853

and was

the

home of

Fred

Schultz,

one

of

the

principals

in

Bean

and

Schultz,

Tanners.

Two

commercial properties

represent

this

period.

The

first

is

the

J.

Strauch Blacksmith

Shop

at

905

Washington

Street

(map

#49-31)

which

dates

from

c.1860.

This

small

frame

structure has

been

changed

to a retail

establishment

but

retains

its

scale

and

some

of

its

detailing,

the other,

and

more

elaborate

example,

is

the

commercial

block at

901-905

S.

Eighth

Street built

by

Henry

Berner

in

1857

(map

#52-32).

The

Berner block

is

the

largest

commercial

building

of

this

pre-Civil

War period

to

survive

in

the

City.

Berner operated

a

hardware,store

in

one

part

of

the

first

floor

an<^

rented out

the

other

half

of

th&t

floor

as

well

as

the

apartments

above.

With

the

exception

of

its

first

floor

store

front,

the

building

has

retained

a

remarkable

degree

of

its

architectural

integrity

including

bracketed

cornice

line

and

ornate

hood

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Post

Civil

War

-

1865-1890

Manitowoc

continued

to

grow

through

the

second

half

of

the

nineteenth

century

from

a

population

of

3,065

in 1860 to

5,168

in

1870,

6,387

in

1880

and,

finally.

7,710

in

1890,

more

than

doubling

its

size

over this

thirty

year

period.

This

was

a

time

when

Manitowoc,

having

been

named

county

seat

in

1853,

grew

to

dominance

at

the

commercial

and

industrial

center

of

the

county

as

well

as its

principal

lake

port.

The

Village

was

formally

J

incorporated

as

a

City

in

1870

in

response

to

this

growth.

The

commercial

buildings

which

remain

from

this

period

have

several

similar

characterisitics,

namely,

that

they

are

largely

one

bay

wide,

two

stories

in

height

with

apartment

above,

and

of

brick

construction.

These relative-

ly

smaller

scale

buildings

gave

way

in

the

detailed

below,

to

the

larger

commercial

and

office

blocks.

Several

representative

buildings

are

mentioned

here.

These

include

Fehr's

Jewelry

Store

at

910

S.

Eighth

Street

(Map

#53-05)

which,

though

altered,

dates

from

1867.

This

is

a

good

example

of that

second

generation

of

commercial

establishments.

Gustav

Karl

Fehrs,

a

German

immigrant,

opened

the

first

jewelry

store

in

the

village

in

1855.

By

1867,

this

business

had prospered

to

the

point

that

he

was

able

to

build

this

small

brick

building

which

has

continued

to

operate

to

the

present.

9

Other

small

commercial

buildings

dating

from

this

period

of

commercial

development

include

the

F.C.

Buerstatte

Drug

Store

at

919

S.

Eighth

Street

(Map #52-27)

built

by

Frederick

C.

Buerstatte

in 1875;

the

Dumke

Millinery

Shop

at

807

Jay

Street

(Map #52-08)

built

in

c.1880;

the

Drost

Millinery

Shop

at

811

Jay

Street

(Map

#52-06)

built

in

c.1882;

and

the

Wernecke

Bakery

at

815

Jay

Street

(Map

#52-04)

built

in

c.1875.

It

is

interesting

to

note

that

like

users

often seem

to

stay

in a

particular

building.

The

Buerstatte

building

has

always

housed

a

pharmacy

and

the

Wernecke building

housed

bakeries

into

the

1920s.

In

addition

to

commercial

growth,

several

properties

in

the

District

are

testimony

to

some

of

the

industrial

growth going

on

in

the

City

during

this

period.

The

L.

Sherman

and

Co.

:

block

at

206-210

N.

Eighth Street

is

an

example

of

a

hybrid

between

manufacturing

and

retail.

This

1866

two

story

commercial block

apparently

served

;as

the

retail

outlet

for

the

boots

and

shoes

produced

by

the

Louis

Sherman

Leather

Company,

a local

tannery.

The

firm

tanned,

manufactured

and

sold

its

own

leather

goods.

This

is

the

only

example

of

this

type

of

closed

manufacturing/retail

operation

noted

in

the

community

(other

than

breweries)

and

is

called out

for

notice

as

such.

The

Sherman

tannery

has

long

since

been

demolished.

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Also

of

note

as

a

combination

of

commerce

and

industry

is

the

Jarchow

blacksmith

and

wagon

making

shop

at

909

Washington

Street

(Map

#49-32)

which

dates

from

1895.

The

Jarchow

building

represents

a

fairly

high

example

of

the

Queen

Anne

style

as

applied

to

a

commercial

building and

has

been

discussed

in

the

section

on

architecture

above.

One

industrial

complex

is

included

in

the

district.

The

Fricke,

later

Schreihart,

Brewery

complex

is

located

at

the

northwest

corner of

S.

Tenth

and

Washington

Streets.

It

is

notable

architecturally

for

the

six

story

tower

included

in

the complex.

It

is

important

historically

as

the

last

relatively

intact

brewery

complex

of

the

several

operating

at

one

time

in

the

community.

The

Fricke

brewery

was

founded

c.1865

and

the

older

build-

ings

in

the

complex

date

from

that

period.

The

others

date

from an

expan-

sion

carried

out

when

John

Schreihart bought

the

brewery

in

1878.

The

brewery

closed

in

1919.

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Late

-Nineteenth

-

Early

Twentieth Century

-

1890-1930

This,

third

period

of

development

reflects

the

most

prosperous

period

in the

history

of

downtown

Manitowoc

prior

to the

economic

stringencies of

the

Great

Depressison

and

World

War

II

and

the

beginning

of

the

move

to

strip

commercial

developments

in

the

1950's.

The

buildings

representative

of

this

period

are

generally

larger

than

their

commercial

predecessors and

reflect

a

move

away

from

the

small

merchant

living

over

his

store

to

larger

commercial

operations

and

leased

spaces.

The

first

of

these

larger

buildings

predates

the

period

by

eight

years;

however,

conforms

more

to

this type

of

commercial

building.

It

is

the

O.

Torrison

and

Co.

general

merchandise

store

located

at

2

N.

Eighth

Street

(Map

#53-22).

This

large

commercial

block

was

started

in

1882

and

added

to

over

the

years

to

reach

its

present

size.

Osuld Torrison

began

his

general

store

business

in

Manitowoc

in 1853

and

this

building

was

his

fourth

in

29

years

of operation.

The

Torrison

Co.

went

out

of

business

sometime

after

World

War

I

and

the

building

is

now

used

for

several

differ-

ent

commercial

and

office

purposes;.

14

Examples

which

are

something

of

a"

transition

from

the

earlier

individual

commercial

buildings

to

the

larger*

commercial

blocks

are

found

in

the

Henry

Esch

and

Sons.

Co.

Department

Store

building

at

823

Jay

Street

(Map

#53-03)

and

the

Wernecke

and

Schmitz block

at

937-939

S.

Eighth

Street

(Map

#52-19).

The

former,

built

in

1893,

housed

a

single

large

store

on

the

first

floor

and

rental

apartments

on

the

second

which

were

not

home

for

the

building's

owner.

The

latter,

built

in

1894,

housed

two

retail

operations

on

the

first

floor

and

apartments

above.

The

Wernecke

and Schmitz

Hardware

store

was

housed

in

the

south

side

of

the

building

and

the

s

Vogelsang

and

Murphy

undertaking

and

furniture

business

was

on

the north.

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The

first

of

the

major

commercial

office

buildings

in

the

City was

the

International

Order

of

Odd

Fellows

block

at

921

S.

Eighth Street

(Map

#52-21)

which

was

built

in

c.1890.

This

three

story block

had

room

for

three

commercial

outlets

on

the

ground

floor

and

offices

as

well

as

club

rooms

on

the

second

and

third.

This

was

the

first

building

built

as

rental

office

space

and

is

indicative

of

the

changes

taking

place

in the

late

nineteenth

century

business

world.

A

little

over

a

decade

later,

in

1901,

Schuette

Brothers

Department

Store

was

constructed

diagonally

across

the

street

from

the

I.O.O.F.

block.

Its

three

story

modern

(for

1900)

facade

gave

the

intersection

of

Eighth

and

Jay

Streets

the

image of

a

large

city

commercial

center.

During

this

period

several

financial

institutions

constructed

new

buildings

in the

District.

The

earliest

of

these

is

the

German-American

Bank

dating

from

1901

which

is

located

at

902

Jay

street

(Map

#51-32).

More

modern

office

buildings

followed

two

decades

later

in the

c.1922

Manitowoc

National

Bank

building

at

808

Washington

Street

(Map

#49-27)

and

the

monu-

mental

Neo-classical

Manitowoc

Savings

Bank

building

at

922-930

S.

Eighth

Street

built

in

1927.

More

specialized

commercial

uses

include

the

c.1922

Hamacheck-Bleser

Co.

auto

dealership

at

822

Franklin

Street

(Map

#51-26)

which

is

an

early

(and

ornate)

version

of

this

type

of commercial

use.

The

three-story

Capitol

Theatre

built

in 1920

as

a

motion

picture

and

vaudeville

theater

at

913

S.

Eighth

Street

(Map

#52-29)

is

another

specialized

commercial

use

which

also

featured

rental

office

space.

The

1918

Elks

Club

Lodge

No.

687

at

809

S.

Eighth

Street

(Map

#52-36)

is

the

only

example

of

a

building

in

the

District

built

exclusively

as

a

fraternal

lodge

and

has

more

recently

housed

the

Manitowoc

Maritime

Museum.

Two

other

large-scale

buildings

are

found

in

the

District

which

date

from

this

period.

The

first

is

the

1906

Manitowoc

Courthouse

at

1010

S.

Eighth

Street

(Map

#49-28)

which

is

already

listed

on

the

National

Register

of

Historic

Places.

This

building

is

the

third

county

courthouse

replacing

an

earlier

building

in

Manitowoc

built

in

1857.

The

original

coimty

court-

house

was

in

Manitowoc

Rapids and

was

destroyed

by

fire

in

1853.

One

final

building

is

the

Manitowoc

Motor Hotel

built

in 1927

and

located

at

204

N.

Eighth

Street.

At

seven

stories

in

height,

it

is

the

tallest

building

in

the

downtown

and

the

last

building from

this

period.

Its

first

floor

was

partially

filled

originally

by

the

First

National

Bank.

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In

one

sense

the

Motor

Hotel and

the

Manitowoc

Savings Bank

buildings,

both

constructed

in

1927,

signified

the

end

of

this

phase

of

downtown

develop-

ment.

No

new

buildings

were

built

in

the

downtown

until

1930

and

then of

a

completely

different

scale

and

character.

Several other

examples

of

small-scale

infill

construction

prior

to

1930

include

the 1914

Glander

Building

at

822-24

Washington

(Map

#49-21),

the

Rosoff

Building

at

906

Jay

Stret

from

1926

(Map

#51-33),

Tauschek's

Millinery

at

813

Jay

Stret

(Map

#52-05),

the

building

at

805

Quay

Street

(Map

#53-18)

and

the

Fechter

Stationery

store

building

at

212

N.

Eighth

Street.

The

Later

Years

-

1930-1937

The

1930

f

s

saw

the

construction

of

a

handful

of

private

buildings and

the

construction/remodeling

of

the

City's

municipal

building

and

fire

and

police

stations.

As

opposed

to

the

development

noted

prior

to

this period,

the

1930

f

s

were

a

period

of

tapering

off.

This

was

probably

due

to

the

local

effects

of

the

Great

Depression.

However,

it

should

also

be

noted

that

with

the

exception

of

a

motel

built

c.1965,

a

restaurant c.1955

and

an

office

building

c.1970,

no

major

new

buildings

were constructed

in

the

district

after

1937

and

those

built

after

1927,

with

the

exception

of

the

WPA-era

municipal

buldings,

are

of

a

much

lesser

scale

and

character

than

the

seven-story

motor

hotel

or

the

Neo-Classic

savings

bank

building

which

mark

the

peak

of

architectural

and

commercial

development

in

the

downtown.

Commercial

buildings

from

this

era

include

the

Kadow

Building

which

housed

Anderson

Electric and

the

Alf

Muchin

and

Sons

Furniture

Store

at 821-823

Washington

Street

(Map

#49-29)

built

in

1930;

the

Kadow

Realty

Building

at

114

N.

Eighth

Street

(Map

#53-25)

in

1934;

and

the

two

retail

buldings at

812-814

and

810

Washington

Street

in

c.1930

and

1934,

respectively.

In

addition,

the

City

took

advantage

of

Federal

Assistance

from

the

Works

Progress

Administration

to remodel

their

1879-era

fire

station

at

911

Franklin

Street

(map

#51-28); remodel

and

construct

a

large

addition

to

the

Municipal

Building

at

817

Franklin Street

(Map

#51-29),

and

construct

a

new

police

station

at

824

Jay

Street

.(Map

#51-34).

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»

The above

represents

a

fairly

complete

picture

of

the

historical

develop-

ment

of

downtown

Manitowoc

and,

therefore,

the

historic

development

of the

community.

The

buildings

remaining

testify

to

the

success

of

that

develop-

ment

through

the

boom

years

of

the

1920

f

s

and

then

the

tapering

off

and

decline

characteristic

of

the

Depression

years.

Little

change,

other than

demolition and

remodelling

has

occurred

since

1940.

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PRESERVATION

ACTIVITIES

This

nomination

has

been

prepared

as

part

of

a

city-wide intensive

survey

being

funded,

in

part,

by

a Survey and Planning

Grant

being

administed

by

the

Historic

Preservation

Division

of

the

State

Historical

Society

of

Wisconsin.

The

selection

of

the

downtown

as

the

area

of

nomination

was

determined

on

the

basis

of

the

City's

desire

to

begin

planning

for

downtown

revitalization

activities.

ARCHEOLOGICAL

POTENTIAL

No

systematic

survey

for

historic

or

prehistoric archeological

remnants

has

been

undertaken

in

the

areas

covered

by

this

nomination.

Numerous

sites

have

been

identified

in

the

surrounding

rural

areas

of

the

region,

however,

pointing

to

possible prehistoric

habitation.

BOUNDARY

DESCRIPTION

AND

JUSTIFICATION

The

boundaries

of

the

Eighth

Street

Historic

District encompass

those

parts

of

the

City's

downtown

area

which

retain

adequate

architectural

integrity

and

building

density

to

comprise

a

district

as

defined

for

the

National

Register

of

Historic

Places.

This

District

essentially

consists of

those

buildings

between

Seventh

and

Tenth

Streets

on

Washington

Street

and

north

along

Eighth

Street

to

Buffalo

Street

and

side

streets

south of

the

Manitowoc

River

between

Seventh

and

Ninth

Streets.

Areas

excluded from

the

district

include

those

which

have

been

cleared

for

redevelopment

or

reflect

major

changes

in

land

use,

type

or

scale

of building.

Buildings

on

the

east

side

of

N.

Eighth

Street,

north

of

the

Manitowoc

River,

have

been

excluded

due

to

their

non-contributing

nature.

The

northernmost

boundary

of

the

District

is

the

south

side

of

Buffalo

Street.

The

eastern

boundary

is

the

west

side

of

N.

Eighth

Stret

to

Maritime

Drive,

then

the

east

boundary

of

properties

on

the

east

side

of

Eighth

Street

to

the

south

side

of

Franklin

Street

and

the

west

side

of

S.

Seventh

Street.

The

southern

boundary

is

generally

the

rear

(south)

property

lines

of

buildings

on

Washington

Street.

The

western

boundary

is

generally

the

rear

(west)

property

line

on

S.

Tenth

Street:

on both

sides of

Washington

Streets

and

then

rear

lot

lines

along

Ninth

to

Franklin

and

Eighth

to

Buffalo.

BOUNDARY

DESCRIPTION

\

;

The

boundary

on

the

Eighth

Street

Historic

District

begins at

the

northeast

corner

of

the

property

at

934

S.

Tenth

Street

(Map

#58-12)

and proceeds

westerly

to

the

northwest

corner of

the

property

and

then

south

along

the

property

line

extended

to

the

north

side

of

Washington

Street.

The

boun-

dary

then

proceeds

east

to

a

point

in

line

with

the

rear

property

line

of

1008

S.

Tenth

Street

(Map

#49-03)

and

then

south

along

rear

property

lines

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and

then

easterly

along

the

south

property

line

of

1024

S.

Tenth

Street

(Map#

49-09);

and

then

to

the

west

side

of

S.

Tenth

Street

and

then

north

along

the

curbline

to

a

point

opposite

the

north

curbline

of

Hancock

Street.

It

then

proceeds

eastward

to

the

east

property

line

of

1009

S.

Tenth

Street

(Map

#49-05)

and

then

north

to

the

southern

(rear)

property

line

of 911

Washington

Street

(Map

#49-33).

The

boundary

then

proceeds

eastward

to

the

east

curb

line

of

S.

Ninth

Street

and

south

along

that

curbline

to the

north

side

of

Hancock

Street

and

then

east

to

the

west

curbline

of

S.

Eighth

Street.

It

then proceeds

northward

to a

point

opposite

the

rear

property

line

of

1001

S.

Eighth

Street

(Map

#52-18)

and

eastward

along

that

line

to

the

southeast

corner

of

the

property

at

707

Washington

street

(Map

#52-15)

and

then

north

along

that

property

line

(extended)

to

the

north

curbline

of

Washington

Street.

The

boundary

then

continues east

along

that

line

to the

intersection

with

S.

Seventh

Street

and

north

along

the

west

curbline

of

S.

Seventh

Street

to

its

intersection

with

Franklin

Street.

It

then continues

westward

along

the

south

curbline

to

a-

point

opposite

the

east

property

line

of

722

Franklin Street

(Map

#52-33)

and

then

north

along

the

rear

property

lines

of

the

buildings

facing

Eighth

Street

(Map

nos.

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-

52-36)

to

the

Manitowoc

River.

The

boundary

crosses

the

river

along

the

east

side

of

the

Eighth

Street

Bridge,

follows

the

property

lines

of

the

building

at

1-13

N.

Eighth

Street

(Map

#53-21)

then

crosses

to

the

west

side

of

N.

Eighth

and

proceeds

north

to

the

intersection

of

N.

Eighth

and

Buffalo

Streets.

It

then

proceeds

west

along

the

south curbline

of

Buffalo

Street

to

the

west

(rear)

property

line

of

the

buildings

along

Eighth

Street

(Map

nos.

53-30 -

53-40)

to

the

south

curbline

of

Quay

Street

this

time

crossing

the

Manitowoc

river

on

the

west

side of the

Eighth

Street

Bridge.

The

boundary

then

proceeds

west

to

the

intersection

of

Quay

and

S.

Ninth

streets

and

south

on

the

east curbline

of

S.

Ninth

to

a

point

opposite

the

north

property

line

of 902

Franklin

Street

(Map

#51-27)

and

then

west

to

the

northwest

corner

of

that

property

and

from

that

point

south

along

the

west

property

lines of

902

Franklin

Street

(Map

#51-27)

and

911

Franklin

Street

(Map

#5128)

and

then

along

south

property

lines

to

the

west

property

line

of

906

Jay

Street

(Map

51-33)

to

the

north

curbline

of

Jay

Street.

It then

proceeds east

along

the

north

side

of

Jay

Street

to

the

east

si<le

of

S.

Ninth

Street

and

then

south along

that

curbline

to

the

south

curbline

of

Washington

Street

and

then

west

to

the

west

curbline

of

S.

Tenth

Street

and

then

north

to

the

starting

point.

PERIOD

OF

SIGNIFICANCE;

The

period

of

significance

represents

the

era

from

the

date

of

construction

of

the

earliest

commercial

structure

still

extant

to

the

date of

completion

of

the

1937

WPA-sponsored

civic

buildings

that

mark

the

last

sizable

efforts

in

the

city

prior

to

the

WWII

era

f

in

terms

of

commercial/downtown

design.

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(TRANS-7/10)

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10-000-a

OMB

No.

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Exp.

10-31-84

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States

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off

the

Interior

National

Park

Service

National

Register

of

Historic

Places

Inventory—Nomination

Form

Eighth

Street

Continuation

sheet

Historic

District

Itemnumber

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n

f

1

NOTES

1.

Nagle,

John,

"History

of

Manitowoc

County,

Wisconsin,

1878",

Manitowoc

County

Historical

Society,

Manitowoc,

Wis.,

1974.

2.

Manitowoc

County

Centennial

Committee,

Story

of

a

Century,

1848-1948,

p.

52.

3.

Nagle, op.cit,

p.

3.

4.

Falge,Louis

J.

History

of

Manitowoc

County

Wisconsin,

Vol.

I,

p.

356.

5.

Story of

a

Century, 1848-1948,

pp.

53-4.

6.

Rappel,

Joseph

J.,

"History

of

Manitowoc's

Southside

District

Schools,

1850-1910,"

p.

5;

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

Herald-Times,

Sept.

6,

1977;

Story

of

a

Century,

1848-1948,

p.

65.

7..Manitowoc County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

City

Directory,

1868-69;

Falge,

Vol.

I,

pp

112,

224.

8.

Story

of

a Century,

1848-1948,

p.

55,

Falge,

Vol.

I,

p.

41.

9.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Story

of a

Century,

1848-1948,

p.

54.

10.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

City

Directories

1868-69

through

1911-12;

Falge,

Vol.

II,

pp

446-7.

11.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

City

Directory,

1868-69;

Story

of

a

Century,

1848-1948,

p. 65.

12.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

City

Directory,

1897.

13.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Kunz,

Frederick,

"History

of

the

Kunz

Family

in the

Brewing

Industry

in

Manitowoc,

Wisconsin",

p.

12.

14.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

'Story

of

a

Century,

1848-1948,

p. 53;

Falge,

Vol.

II,

pp.

490-492;

ge&dlight,

"Manitowoc,

The

Gateway",

1898.

15.

Manitowoc

City

Tax Assessor's

records;

Manitowoc

City

Directories,

1884

and

1894;

Story

of

a

Century,

1848-1948,

p.

53;

Falge,

Vol.

I,

p.

317;

Vol.

II,

pp.

130,

516.

16.

Manitowoc

City

Directories,

1884

and

1894.

17.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Story

of

a

Century, 1848-1948,

p.

52;

Falge,

Vol.

II,

pp

249,

492,

505;

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OMB

No.

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States

Department

off

the

Interior

National

Park

Service

National

Register

of

Historic

Places

Inventory—Nomination

Form

Eighth

Street

Continuation

sheet

Historic

District

Item

number

8

Page

of

15

18.

Falge,

Vol.

II,

pp

365,

506-7;

Telephone

Conference

with

Robert

Dill,

Associated

Bank

of

Manitowoc,

property

owners;

Manitowoc

City

Directories,

1900-01

through

1934.

19.

Manitowoc

City

Directories,

1920

and

1923;

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Story

of

a

Century,

184fi

::

'l948,

p.

149;

Interview

with

Maritime

Museum

staff;

Sanborn-Perris

fire

Insurance

map

of Manitowoc,

Wisconsin,

1927.

20.

Story

of

a

Century,

1848-1948,

p.

14;

Falge,

Vol.

II,

p.

98.

21.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls.

22.

Manitowoc

City

Tax

Assessor's

records;

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

City

Directories,

1928

through

1936.

5

23.

Manitowoc

County

tax

rolls;

Manitowoc

City

Assessor's

records.

HNTB

No.

9931

(TRANS-7/10)

NPS

Foon

10-MO-a

OMB

No.

1024-0018

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Exp.

10-31-84

United

States

Department

of

the

Interior

National

Park

Service

National

Register

off

Historic Places

Inventory—Nomination

Form

Eighth

Street

Continuation

sheet

Historic

District

Item

number

9

Page

15

of

15

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Public

Documents

Manitowoc

City

Directories,

various

publishers, 1868-69

through

present

Manitowoc

City

Tax

Assessor's

records

Manitowoc

County

Register

of

Deeds

records

Manitowoc

County

Tax

Rolls

Published

Ducoments

Ehlert, Edward,

"Banking

in

Manitowoc

County,"

Occupational

Monograph

Series

No.

12,

Manitowoc

County

Historical

Society,

1970.

,Falge,

Louis

J.,

History

of

Manitowoc

County,

Wisconsin,

vols.

I

&

II,

Manitowoc,

1911.

Headlight,

"Manitowoc,

The

Gateway,"

Chicago,

1898.

Kunz,

Frederick,

"History

of

the

Kunz

Family

in

the

Brewing

Industry

in

Manitowoc,

Wisconsin,"

privately

published,

1983.

Manitowoc

Herald-Times

newspaper

files.

Manitowoc

County

Centennial

Commission,

Story

of a

Century,

1848-1948,

Manitowoc,

1948.

Nagle,

John,

"History

of

Manitowoc

County,

Wisconsin,

1878,"

Manitowoc

County

Historical

Society,

Manitowoc,

1974.

Rappel,

Joseph

J.,

"History

of

Manitowoc's Southside

District

Schools,

1850-1910,"

Manitowoc

County

Historical

Society,

1966.

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Fire

Insurance»Map

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Manitowoc,

1927.

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