Property Record
1 E WASHINGTON
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BOOTH COOPERAGE |
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| Other Name: | THE COOPERAGE |
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| Reference Number: | 1396 |
| Location (Address): | 1 E WASHINGTON |
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| County: | Bayfield |
| City: | Bayfield |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | fishing shed |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Board |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Booth Cooperage |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/13/1976 |
| 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, Division of Historic Preservation. GABLED ELL AT SW CNR ADDED AT UNKNOWN DATE. NOTE LARGE FIREPLACE INSIDE. J photo roll refers to J.A. Sewell negatives. This building was first used for storing and packing fish by two of Bayfield's early major fisheries, Booth and Dormer-Boutin. Prior to World War I the building was converted to a cooperage that produced high quality, handmade barrels of Douglas fir imported from Oregon. The barrels, later made of popple, were used for packing and shipping salted herring, trout and whitefish. At is peak the cooperage turned out 10,000 to 15,000 kegs a year for distribution to Booth fisheries dotting the coast of Lakes Superior and Michigan. The cooperage operation ended in the early 1900s because of the decline in the once-bountiful catches of herring and whitefish. The development of more modern packing methods also diminished demand for the barrels produced here. |
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| Bibliographic References: | [A] NRHP NOMINATION FORM 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 |