Property Record
6294 S State Rd 35
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Pattison State Park Shelter Building |
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| Other Name: | Pattison State Park - Shelter (DNR #1425) (DNR) |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 15983 |
| Location (Address): | 6294 S State Rd 35 |
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| County: | Douglas |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Superior |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 47 |
| Range: | 14 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 22 |
| Quarter Section: | NW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1940 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 19912022 |
| Historic Use: | park shelter/building |
| Architectural Style: | Rustic Style |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Cut Stone |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Re-surveyed in 2006, appearance unchanged. Associated structures include a pumphouse, a bathhouse,an office, retaining wall, trails, bridges, fence, and natural features. 2022:The Shelter Building is a one-story, L-shaped, cut stone building with a concrete foundation. The intersecting gabled roofs are sheathed with asphalt shingles and the gable faces are clad in vertical boards of various widths with pointed bottom edges. Fenestration includes regularly spaced six-over-six, double hung, wood windows and paired, single-pane, wood windows. The windows have stone sills, wood lintels, and fixed wood shutters. The roof is pierced by four massive stone chimneys. Entrances primarily contain replacement doors flanked by wood boards. The Shelter Building was constructed by the CCC between 1937 and 1940. The cut stone used to construct the building was hand-quarried from local quarries and transported to the park. The quarrying and construction required 128,000-man days to complete. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Semo, John V. The Story of Camp Pattison. (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Washington, D.C., 2003. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |