24 E MILWAUKEE AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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24 E MILWAUKEE AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
24 E MILWAUKEE AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:FORT ATKINSON U.S. POST OFFICE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:6746
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):24 E MILWAUKEE AVE
County:Jefferson
City:Fort Atkinson
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1916
Additions: 1966
Survey Date:1983
Historic Use:post office
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: JAMES WETMORE
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:6/7/1984
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
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. SEE COMPLIANCE FILE,ROUND ARCH WINDOWS AND DOORDENTILLED CORNICE SEE NRHP FORM FOR PHOTO [Date Cnst:-1916] ORIGINALLY OCCUPIED 6/1918. GRAY BRICK ONE-STORY NEO-CLASSICAL REVIVAL BUILDING WITH LIMESTONE TRIM, ROUND-ARCHED WINDOWS AND DOOR, DENTICULATED CORNICE; A SIMPLY DESIGNED BUT MOUNMENTAL LANDMARK IN FORT ATKINSON. IN 1915 THE FORT ATKINSON POST OFFOCE HAD THE DISTINCTION OF DOING MORE BUSINESS THAN POST OFFICE IN ANY OTHER CITY OF ITS SIZE IN THE COUNTRY. THIS WAS OF COURSE IN AN EARLIER POST OFFICE BUILDING BUT SHOWS, NEVERTHELESS, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE POST OFFICE TO THE CITIZENS OF FORT ATKINSON.
Bibliographic References:(A) "FORT ATKINSON PAST & PRESENT" P1 (VOL V & IV). (B) SWART "KOSHKONONG COUNTRY REVISTED." (C) "J C UNION" (01/29/1917, 02/02/1917).
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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