National or State Registers Record
SE corner of Riverside Dr. and STH 172
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Wisconsin State Reformatory |
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| Reference Number: | 90000641 |
| Location (Address): | SE corner of Riverside Dr. and STH 172 |
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| County: | Brown |
| City/Village: | Allouez |
| Township: |
| 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. |
| Period of Significance: | 1898-1939 |
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| 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 |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 05/03/1990 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/23/1990 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 7 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 1 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Buildings: | 9 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |