2611 E 29TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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2611 E 29TH ST

Architecture and History Inventory
2611 E 29TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:MARSHFIELD AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION
Other Name:MARSHFIELD AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION
Contributing:
Reference Number:162841
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2611 E 29TH ST
County:Wood
City:Marshfield
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1954
Additions:C. 1975 1957
Survey Date:2010
Historic Use:laboratory
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Concrete Block
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Organized in 1912, Marshfield was the third branch agricultural research station established by the UW College of Agriculture (after Spooner and Ashland). System currently features 12 agricultural research stations.

Marshfield site chosen, in part, to study fertility and drainage of the Colby/Withee silt loam soils that are characteristic of north-central portion of Wisconsin.
Bibliographic References:Schnitzler, The Marshfield Story, pg. 227.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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