Property Record
37 N BROAD ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BAYFIELD CARNEGIE LIBRARY |
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| Other Name: | BAYFIELD CARNEGIE LIBRARY |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 1374 |
| Location (Address): | 37 N BROAD ST |
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| County: | Bayfield |
| City: | Bayfield |
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| Year Built: | 1904 |
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| Additions: | 1998 |
| Survey Date: | 19991974 |
| Historic Use: | library |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
| Architect: | HENRY WILDHAGEN (A) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Bayfield Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/25/1980 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. TETRASTYLE IONIC PORTICO. HIGH FOUNDATION. BROWNSTONE QUOINS, SILLS, AND LINTELS. The basement was renovated in 1998. BAYFIELD SURVEY FORM (07/1974): General Comments: -a beautifully sited building -dentils under cornice -columns supporting pediment porch Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie provided a $10,000 grant for this library building. Land for the library as donated by William F. Dalrymple, founder of the Bayfield Transfer Railway (see AHI #1453). The architect, Henry Wildhagen (1856-1920), was a native of Hanover, Germany, who opened an office in Ashland in 1894. He designed a number of buildings in the area including the Ashland County Courthouse (AHI #582). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Eckert, Kathryn. Sandstone Buildings in the Lake Superior Region. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2000. Brownstone & Bargeboard, A Guide to Bayfield’s Historic Architecture, Whitney Gould and Stephen Wittman; Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin System. 1980. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |