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CA.600 E BAYFIELD ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

CA.600 E BAYFIELD ST

Architecture and History Inventory
CA.600 E BAYFIELD ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:MEMORIAL PARK ENTRANCE GATE
Other Name:MEMORIAL PARK ENTRANCE GATE
Contributing:
Reference Number:153483
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):CA.600 E BAYFIELD ST
County:Bayfield
City:Washburn
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:
Additions:
Survey Date:2008
Historic Use:fence
Architectural Style:Rustic Style
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cobblestone
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:COBBLESTONE-CLAD BATTERED ENTRANCE GATE POSTS THAT LEAD TO MEMORIAL PARK ON THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE. PARK IS A MEMORIAL TO SOLDIERS AND SAILORS AND THE FOUR BUILDINGS IN THE PARK ALL HAVE SEPARATE AHI#.

THIS PARK WAS GIVEN TO THE CITY BY THE E. I. DUPONT CO. LATE IN 1919 AND CONSTRUCTION PRESUMABLY BEGAN SOON THEREAFTER.
Bibliographic References:WASHBURN HERITAGE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION. WOOD, STONE, AND WATER: WASHBURN WALKING TOUR, 2005, P. 50. WASHBURN TIMES, NOV. 6, 1919, P. 1.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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