RICE AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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RICE AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
RICE AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Rice Avenue Bridge
Other Name:Rice Avenue Bridge
Contributing:
Reference Number:1415
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):RICE AVE
County:Bayfield
City:Bayfield
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1912
Additions:
Survey Date:1975
Historic Use:
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Metal
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Bayfield Historic District
National Register Listing Date:11/25/1980
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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. ORNATE WROUGHT IRON PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER RAVINE. STEEL ARCHED FRAME. BAYFIELD SURVEY FORM (07/1974) General Comments: -abandoned from vehicular use in 1942 -since 1942 used as a pedestrian bridge This wrought iron bridge was built by Wausau Iron Works in 1912. The ravine below was once the site of the city cow pound and a ball park. Gilbert Larsen established the nature trail leading up under the bridge in the late 1960s. The bridge was restored in 1988
Bibliographic References:Brownstone & Bargeboard, A Walking Tour of Historic Bayfield, third edition; Whitney Gould and Stephen Wittman; Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin System. 1998.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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