CHIPPEWA RIVER BETWEEN BRIDGE AND BAY STS | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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CHIPPEWA RIVER BETWEEN BRIDGE AND BAY STS

Architecture and History Inventory
CHIPPEWA RIVER BETWEEN BRIDGE AND BAY STS | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:NORTHERN STATES POWER DAM; CHIPPEWA FALLS DAM
Other Name:NORTHERN STATES POWER DAM
Contributing:
Reference Number:3212
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):CHIPPEWA RIVER BETWEEN BRIDGE AND BAY STS
County:Chippewa
City:Chippewa Falls
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1927
Additions:
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:dam
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:
Wall Material:Concrete
Architect: BYLLESBY ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT COMPANY, CHICAGO
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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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. Front view of dam taken from Bridge Street bridge and rear view taken from Main Street bridge. Construction date: 1926-1928. In a construction project costing $3,000,000, the Byllesby Engineering Company constructed a concrete dame across the Chippewa River. Constructed on the site of this old wooden dam of the Chippewa Lumber and Boom Company, the Northern States Power Dam needs further research in order to determine its architectural significance. AT TIME OF CONSTRUCTION, THIS WAS THE WORLD'S LARGEST CONCRETE DAM. INCLUDES THREE COMPONENTS: SLUICE GATE, NON-OVERFLOW BULKHEAD, GATED SPILLWAY. Additional map code 42-28.
Bibliographic References:(A) LEADER TELEGRAM, "OUR STORY; 1916-1976" PP 104-105. (B) Chippewa Falls (WI) Herald 30 November, 1926.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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