Property Record
2611 E 29TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | MARSHFIELD AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION |
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Other Name: | MARSHFIELD AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION |
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Reference Number: | 162841 |
Location (Address): | 2611 E 29TH ST |
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County: | Wood |
City: | Marshfield |
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Year Built: | 1954 |
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Additions: | C. 1975 1957 |
Survey Date: | 2010 |
Historic Use: | laboratory |
Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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Wall Material: | Concrete Block |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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. |
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Bibliographic References: | Schnitzler, The Marshfield Story, pg. 227. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |