National Register of Historical Places - WISCONSIN (WI), Douglas County

Berkshire Block (added 1985 - - #85001466)

Also known as Amsoil Building

917--927 Tower Ave. , Superior

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Brule-St. Croix Portage (added 1970 - - #70000033)

Brule River State Park , Solon Springs

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Native American, European, Commerce, Social History

Cultural Affiliation:

multiple

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land, Water-Related

Davidson Windmill (added 1979 - - #79000075)

SE of Superior on WI 13 , Superior

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Davidson,Jacob

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Engineering, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence,Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Processing

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Descent Block (added 1985 - - #85003678)

Also known as Superior National Bank Building

502--520 Twenty-second Ave. E , Superior

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Douglas County Courthouse (added 1982 - - #82000664)

Also known as 1030741846;1020751833;0502783014;1031771749;0902712;02047721

1313 Belknap St. , Superior

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Royer & Radcliff

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

Empire Block (added 1985 - - #85001467)

1202--1208 Tower Ave. , Superior

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wirth,Carl

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Lake Nebagamon Auditorium (added 1981 - - #81000041)

1st St. , Lake Nebagamon

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

R.C. Buck,Inc.

Architectural Style:

Other, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture,Social

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Civic

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Auditorium

METEOR (Whaleback carrier) (added 1974 - - #74000081)

Also known as Frank Rockefeller

NW tip of Barkers Island , Superior

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Invention, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Maryland Block (added 1985 - - #85001468)

Also known as Badger Building;Telegram Building

1221--1227 Tower Ave. , Superior

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Chicago

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Massachusetts Block (added 1985 - - #85001469)

Also known as Claude's Sampson Mart;Gran-Ma's Laundry

1525--1531 Tower Ave. , Superior

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Minnesota Block-Board of Trade Bldg. (added 1985 - - #85001470)

1501--1511 Tower Ave. , Superior

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Haight,C.C.

Architectural Style:

Other, Romanesque, Chicago

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Professional

New Jersey Building (added 1983 - - #83003373)

Also known as Globe News Building;Opera House Drug Store

1422-1432 Tower Ave. and 1705-1723 Belknap Ave. , Superior

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Land & River Improvement Company

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade,Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

New York Block (added 1985 - - #85001472)

1402--1412 Tower Ave. , Superior

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Northern Block (added 1985 - - #85001471)

Also known as Bernard's Mini Market/Apartments

2229 East 5th St. , Superior

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Conover,Porter and Padley

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Pattison, Martin, House (added 1981 - - #81000042)

Also known as Douglas County Historical Museum

906 E. 2nd St. , Superior

Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Pattison,Martin

Significant Year:

1891, 1889

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Roosevelt Terrace (added 2005 - - #04001483)

1700-1714 N. 21st St. and 2105-2109 Ogden Ave. , Superior

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wirth, Carl

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

St. Joseph Orphan Home (added 1984 - - #84004011)

Also known as St. Joseph Children's Home

1200 Fifteenth Ave. E , Superior

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Uhlrich,Emile

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Art, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Superior Entry South Breakwater Light (added 2007 - - #07000102)

Also known as Superior Harbor Entry South Breakwater Light

Superior Entry S. Breakwater offshore end. 0.4 mi. NE of Wisconsin Point , Superior

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

U.S. Bureau of Lighthouses

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Maritime History, Engineering, Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Water-Related

Trade and Commerce Building (added 1979 - - #79000076)

Also known as Old Superior City Hall

916 Hammond Ave. , Superior

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Johnston,Clarence H.,Sr.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade,Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Washington Block (added 1985 - - #85001473)

Also known as Burlington Northern Office

1517--1523 Tower Ave. , Superior

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Wemyss Building (added 1985 - - #85001474)

Also known as Kresge Building

1301--1305 Tower Ave. , Superior

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wirth,Carl

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store