Property Record
IN WOODS OFF W SIDE OF STATE HIGHWAY 13, 1.5 MI S OF SALMO
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Pike's Quarry |
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| Reference Number: | 4366 |
| Location (Address): | IN WOODS OFF W SIDE OF STATE HIGHWAY 13, 1.5 MI S OF SALMO |
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| County: | Bayfield |
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| Township/Village: | Bayfield |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 50 |
| Range: | 4 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 33 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1883 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 19752015 |
| Historic Use: | quarry |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Brownstone |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | ABANDONED BROWNSTONE QUARRYSAID TO HAVE PROVIDED STONE FOR NEARBY PIKE HOUSE Resurveyed 2015. The previously identified resource is a brownstone quarry which opened in 1833. The quarry pit is overgrown with trees, but some stone is still visible on the side walls. No quarrying equipment or associated structures are present. Robinson Derling Pike opened the quarry on his property in 1883. Brownstone quarrying was a profitable and popular venture in Bayfield County in the late nineteenth century. The relatively soft stone was easy to quarry and cut, yet strong enough to be used in building construction. Stone from Pike's Quarry was used to construct notable local buildings, including the Pillar House, the Bayfield State Fish Hatchety, and the Bayfield County Courthouse. The quarry was one of many in the region and does not appear to have been especially distinctive in comparison to other quarries that operated at the same time. The property is associated with Robinson Derling Pike, a noted businessman, politician, and entrepreneur in Bayfield County. Although he was very influential, the relatively small quarry was one of his many business interests and does not appear to have had definitive local or regional significance, nor is it the property that would best represent his local prominence. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Eckert, Kathryn. Sandstone Buildings in the Lake Superior Region. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2000. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |