SE corner of Riverside Dr. and STH 172 | National or State Registers Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

National or State Registers Record

SE corner of Riverside Dr. and STH 172

National or State Register of Historic Places
SE corner of Riverside Dr. and STH 172 | National or State Registers Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Wisconsin State Reformatory
Reference Number:90000641
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):SE corner of Riverside Dr. and STH 172
County:Brown
City/Village:Allouez
Township:
SUMMARY
Currently functioning as the Green Bay Correctional Institution, this district of seven historic buildings is located near the Fox River south of Green Bay. The Administration Building (1906-1912) and the North Cell House (1898-1903) and South Cell House (1915-1922) were designed by Milwaukee architects Ferry and Clas in Romanesque Revival style. The 22-foot high concrete wall and guard towers were built between 1916 and 1920 with convict labor.
PROPERTY FEATURES
Period of Significance:1898-1939
Area of Significance:Architecture
Area of Significance:Politics/Government
Applicable Criteria:Event
Applicable Criteria:Architecture/Engineering
Historic Use:Government: Correctional Facility
Architectural Style:Italianate
Architectural Style:Romanesque
Resource Type:District
Architect:Ferry & Clas
DESIGNATIONS
Historic Status:Listed in the National Register
Historic Status:Listed in the State Register
National Register Listing Date:05/03/1990
State Register Listing Date:01/23/1990
NUMBER OF RESOURCES WITHIN PROPERTY
Number of Contributing Buildings:7
Number of Contributing Sites:0
Number of Contributing Structures:1
Number of Contributing Objects:0
Number of Non-Contributing Sites:0
Number of Non-Contributing Structures:1
Number of Non-Contributing Objects:0
RECORD LOCATION
National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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