Ashland, Wisconsin: Building Murals On Buildings
Ashland's old bank was bulldozed for a parking lot, so the town painted a mural of it on an adjacent building. It proved so popular that other murals of extinct buildings have been painted on...buildings.
- Address:
- 121 Ellis Ave. S., Ashland, WI
- Directions:
- On the west side of WI-13/Ellis Ave. S., just south of its intersection with US-2.
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The building murals are located off of Lake Drive by Walgreens. There are several more throughout the town.
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The biggest building mural, painted in 1998 by Kelly Meredith, was so popular that it spawned others in town. It depicts the 1892 Ashland National Bank, and overlooks the spot where it stood, which is now a parking lot. Standing and sitting in front of the bank are seven of the town's founders.