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PLUM ISLAND | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

PLUM ISLAND

Architecture and History Inventory
PLUM ISLAND | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Plum Island Radio Tower
Other Name:Plum Island Radio Tower
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:162646
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):PLUM ISLAND
County:Door
City:
Township/Village:Washington
Unincorporated Community:
Town:33
Range:29
Direction:E
Section:26
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1960
Additions:
Survey Date:
Historic Use:lifesaving station facility/lighthouse
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Metal
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Plum Island Life-Saving and Light Station
National Register Listing Date:6/24/2010
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' titled "Plum Island Life-Saving and Light Stations" 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 Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

Based on historic photos, a radio tower was located on the island as early as 1929. The current tower dates to the early 1960s.
Bibliographic References:https://www.plumandpilot.org/
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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