Property Record
535 GREENE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Allouez Pump House |
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| Reference Number: | 223654 |
| Location (Address): | 535 GREENE AVE |
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| County: | Brown |
| City: | Allouez |
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| Year Built: | 1925 |
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| Survey Date: | 2012 |
| Historic Use: | water utility |
| Architectural Style: | Spanish/Mediterranean Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | McMahon and Clark Engineering Co. |
| Other Buildings On Site: | N |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Allouez Pump House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/15/2016 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/28/2015 |
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| Additional Information: | In order to promote further urban development of the rural town, the Allouez Town Board established a water department in 1924 to provide public water service. A water commission was formed with Herman Greiling appointed its first president. A pump house was constructed on Greene Avenue, in 1925, with service beginning the following spring. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Allouez Water Tower Sirs Controversy.” May 7, 1968. Wittig, Dorothy Straubel. “In the Beginning…” Allouez Centennial Celebration, page 35. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |