Property Record
119 N WASHINGTON AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | WASHBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY |
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| Other Name: | WASHBURN CITY HALL |
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| Reference Number: | 1469 |
| Location (Address): | 119 N WASHINGTON AVE |
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| County: | Bayfield |
| City: | Washburn |
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| Year Built: | 1893 |
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| Additions: | 1975 1937 |
| Survey Date: | 2008 |
| Historic Use: | library |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | LARGE BROWNSTONE ADDITION TO OLD BRICK LIBRARY WITH ARCHES AND HIPPED ROOF 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation.* ORIGINAL PORTION (BRICK) BUILT IN 1893 AS WASHBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY (SHOWN ON 1893 SANBORN-PERRIS MAP AS "BEING BUILT." BROWNSTONE-CLAD HALF OF BUILDING BUILT IN 1937, WHEN BUILDING CONVERTED INTO CITY HALL, WHICH IT STILL IS TODAY. ALL WINDOWS ARE NOW MODERN AND SO IS THE INTERIOR. In a 1975 renovation, a $200,000 grant funded further exterior and interior work. At that time there was a desire to cover the original brick with brownstone to better match the addition, but this proved to be a significant challenge. |
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| Bibliographic References: | SANBORN-PERRIS FIRE INSURANCE MAPS OF WASHBURN, 1889, 1893, 1918, 1926, 1926 UPDATED TO 1940). WASHBURN NEWS: DEC. 1, 1893, P. 1. Washburn Heritage Preservation Association. Wood, Stone, and Water: Washburn Walking Tour. Bayfield: Roslyn Nelson, 2005, PP. 18-19. LARSON, LARS ERIK. CHEQUAMEGON BAY AND ITS COMMUNITIES II. WASHBURN, THE CITY TO BE: A HISTORICAL MEMOIR 1883-1947. WHITEWATER, 2008, P. 658. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |