148-154 North 3rd Avenue
Introduction
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Current building.
Source: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI49728
Backstory and Context
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Several frame
structures existed on this site prior to 1890. It appears that one or more of
these were veneered c1890 with brick and a similarly veneered minor addition
was built thus forming the mass of the building seen today. Mitchell F.
Laplante came to Sturgeon Bay in 1878. He was a barber and, apparently occupied
the larger north half of the building, sharing it with a news stand. A
millinery shop was in the other storefront. Similar uses are found in the
building today. This building is a six bay, double commercial block two stories
in height and built of now painted brick. The ornate entablature is of
corbelled brick. This accents the otherwise unadorned facade. The storefronts
are of wood with iron columns and extend, curiously, about two feet out from
the line of the primary facade. This building is of architectural significance
as having one of the few unaltered storefronts within the District and because
of the craftsmanship shown in its brickwork.1