Property Record
134 JANESVILLE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Oregon Water Tower |
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Other Name: | WATER TOWER |
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Reference Number: | 5863 |
Location (Address): | 134 JANESVILLE ST |
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County: | Dane |
City: | Oregon |
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Year Built: | 1899 |
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Additions: | 1921 |
Survey Date: | 2003 |
Historic Use: | water utility |
Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
Structural System: | Steel Frame |
Wall Material: | Metal |
Architect: | Fairbanks, Morse and Co. |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Oregon Water Tower and Pump House |
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National Register Listing Date: | 10/16/2007 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/19/2007 |
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Additional Information: | A 'site file' (Oregon Water Tower and Pump House) 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, Division of Historic Preservation. . SEGMENTAL ARCH OVER WINDOWS AND DOOR, 5-PANEL DOOR, 2/2 WINDOWS (Pump House record #5690). Tower is on the site of the first building built in Oregon, a tavern built in 1843 by C.P. Mosely, one of Oregon's founders.[A] Steel tank replaced wooden tank in 1921.[B] |
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Bibliographic References: | [A] "Ride the Oregon Trail", 6/5/1993. [B] "Souvenir of the Oregon Centennial," Oregon Observer, 26 June 1941, p. 39. “Architecture/History Survey. WHS project number 08-0176/DA. 2007. Prepared by Carol Lohry Cartwright. http://issuu.com/richlandcentershoppingnews/docs/oo0329?e=17220112/59659994 |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |