Property Record
CA.600 E BAYFIELD ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | MEMORIAL PARK ENTRANCE GATE |
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Other Name: | MEMORIAL PARK ENTRANCE GATE |
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Reference Number: | 153483 |
Location (Address): | CA.600 E BAYFIELD ST |
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County: | Bayfield |
City: | Washburn |
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Survey Date: | 2008 |
Historic Use: | fence |
Architectural Style: | Rustic Style |
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Wall Material: | Cobblestone |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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. |
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Bibliographic References: | WASHBURN HERITAGE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION. WOOD, STONE, AND WATER: WASHBURN WALKING TOUR, 2005, P. 50. WASHBURN TIMES, NOV. 6, 1919, P. 1. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |