36 North 3rd Avenue
Introduction
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Current building.
Source: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI49705
Source: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI49705
Source: https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI49705
Backstory and Context
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This single
storefront commercial building was built in 1905/1906 by Frank Conjurske and
was used as a barber shop with apartments on the second story. It is in the
same use and family ownership today. Designed in a
local interpretation of the Classical Revival style, the building is faced with
grey, local limestone set in alternating width courses as rock-faced ashlar. An
entablature is built up from smaller sized stones corbelled to imply classical
detailing. The parapet is accented with a central gable, also made up of stone
blocks, and rounded limestone caps accenting the vertical members. The
storefront and the side entry to the second story are also of interest because
they appear to be unaltered from the original. This building is an excellent
example of the adaption of the hard, difficult to work, local limestone to the
ornate detailing required of this architectural style. Also, it has one of the
few unaltered storefronts within the District.1