Property Record
W3424 WAKELY RD
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | WAKELY'S TAVERN |
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Other Name: | OLD FERRY FARM |
Contributing: | |
Reference Number: | 27590 |
Location (Address): | W3424 WAKELY RD |
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County: | Wood |
City: | |
Township/Village: | Saratoga |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 21 |
Range: | 5 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 15 |
Quarter Section: | SE |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
Year Built: | 1843 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 1978 |
Historic Use: | tavern/bar |
Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
Wall Material: | Clapboard |
Architect: | |
Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Wakeley's Tavern |
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National Register Listing Date: | 12/27/1974 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
National Register Multiple Property Name: |
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, Division of Historic Preservation. Builder was Robert Wakely. THE OLDEST BUILDING EXTANT IN WOOD CO. THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT AT A FERRY ACROSS THE WISCONSIN RIVER AT THE FOOT OF THE RAPIDS. Original owner was Robert Wakeley, Sr. (1808-18903). Later owners were Col. Charles Otto and Citizens of Point Basse. Restored in 1980. |
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Bibliographic References: | THE WAKELY REGISTER WAKELY INN PRESERVATION INC. VOL. 9, NO. 1 SPRING 1994. Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 4/30/1985. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |