Property Record
1215 BEQUETTE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | IOWA COUNTY HIGHWAY GARAGE |
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Other Name: | IOWA COUNTY HIGHWAY GARAGE |
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Reference Number: | 47767 |
Location (Address): | 1215 BEQUETTE ST |
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County: | Iowa |
City: | Dodgeville |
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Year Built: | 1937 |
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Survey Date: | 1984 |
Historic Use: | gas station/service station |
Architectural Style: | Art/Streamline Moderne |
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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: | THIS FLAT-ROOFED, RECTANGULAR-SHAPED, ONE-STORY BRICK BUILDING IS A FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE WITH AN ART MODERNE INFLUENCE. A LARGE GARAGE DOOR CENTRALLY LOCATED ON THE FRONT FACADE IS FLANKED BY TWO, PROJECTING, PYLON-LIKE MASSINGS THAT ARE HIGHER ON THE ROOF-LINE. BEYOND THESE ARE TWO SETS OF WINDOWS SET INTO A LOWER MASSING. THE IOWA COUNTY HIGHWAY GARAGE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. (SEE BIB. REF. B). HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: THE IOWA COUNTY HIGHWAY GARAGE WAS BUILT IN 1937 THROUGH A GRANT OF $31,000 FROM THE WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION (WPA), AN AGENCY ESTABLISHED IN 1935 WHICH SUPERSEDED THE PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION. (SEE BIB. REF. A). |
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Bibliographic References: | A. FILES OF THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION DIVISION, STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. B. ON BUILDING. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |