Henry Store Foeste Building

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Henry Store Foeste Building
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Location522 S. Eighth St., Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°44′57″N87°42′47″W / 43.74917°N 87.71306°W / 43.74917; -87.71306
Arealess than one acre
Built1893
Built byScnuetz & Warnecke
Architect Weeks, William C.
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 95001063 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 1, 1995

The Henry Store Foeste Building (also known as Sheboygan Public Library) is a two-story, classical revival style commercial building located at 522 South Eighth Street in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. It was designed by prominent Wisconsin-based architect William C. Weeks and was constructed between 1892 and 1893. It was the first building to contain the Mead Public Library. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 1, 1995, one reason being that the original exterior of the building has survived intact for over 100 years. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Henry Foeste Store, Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  3. Heggland, Timothy F. (February 21, 1995). "Foeste, Henry Store Building". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved May 11, 2016.