Henry and Charles Imig Block

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Imig, Henry and Charles, Block
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Location625-629 North Eighth Street, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°45′11″N87°42′45″W / 43.75306°N 87.71250°W / 43.75306; -87.71250 (Imig, Henry and Charles, Block) Coordinates: 43°45′11″N87°42′45″W / 43.75306°N 87.71250°W / 43.75306; -87.71250 (Imig, Henry and Charles, Block)
Arealess than one acre
Built byLuecke & Roeder; Fred Hildebrand
Architect Charles Hilpertshauser
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 98000849 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 9, 1998

The Henry and Charles Imig Block is a historic two-story building in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. It was built in 1881-1882 by masons Luecke & Roeder and carpenter Fred Hildebrand, and it was designed in the Italianate style by architect Charles Hilpertshauser. [2] [3] The building was initially a clothing and boot store run by the Imig brothers, whose father was an immigrant from Germany. [2] The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 9, 1998. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Timothy F. Heggland (November 4, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Imig, Henry and Charles, Block". National Park Service . Retrieved August 31, 2020. With accompanying pictures
  3. "Death Ends A Useful Life". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. December 23, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved August 31, 2020 via Newspapers.com.