Property Record
200 1ST ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | South Kaukauna Grain Company |
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| Other Name: | CARSTENS ELEVATOR |
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| Reference Number: | 16480 |
| Location (Address): | 200 1ST ST |
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| County: | Outagamie |
| City: | Kaukauna |
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| Year Built: | 1894 |
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| Survey Date: | 1993201520142019 |
| Historic Use: | mill |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Metal |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 0 |
| 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 Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. F IN PHOTO CODE STANDS FOR FOX CANAL SURVEY. SEE FRV BB/17 FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS. THE STRUCTURE-EXCLUSIVE OF THE MORE RECENT CINDER BLOCK ADDITIONS TO THE EAST-OCCUPIES A SITE MEASURING 156' ALONG THE EAST WEST AXIS AND VARIES BETWEEN 15' AND 40' ALONG THE NORTH SOUTH AXIS. THE STRUCTURE REFLECTS THE ADDITIVE QUALITY OF ITS DEVELOPMENT WITH A VARIETY OF FOUNDATION MATERIALS RANGING FROM WOOD PIERS AND STONE TO CONCRETE SLAB. THE OLDER SECTIONS ARE TIMBER FRAMED (POST AND LINTEL) WITH METAL SIDING. LATER ADDITIONS ARE CONSTRUCTED OF CONCRETE BLOCK. THE CORE OF THIS STRUCTURE WAS CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1894 AND 1900 BY THE SOUTH KAUKAUNA GRAIN CO. AT THIS TIME THE STRUCTURE CONSISTED OF AN ELEVATOR WITH A 15,000 BUSHEL CAPACITY FLANKED BY A SINGLE STORY FLOUR AND FEED MILL TO THE WEST AND A SMALLER RECEIVING ROOM AND STABLE TO THE EAST. BY 1906 THE ELEVATOR HAD DOUBLED ITS CAPACITY AND THE ANCILLARY STRUCTURES STOOD AT TWO STORIES WITH CONSIDERABLE LATERAL EXPANSION TOWARD THE EAST. BY 1913, UNDER MARSHALL AND HAMMEL THE STRUCTURE REACHED ITS CURRENT DIMENSIONS IN PLAN. THE ELEVATOR WAS PURCHASED BY THE FARMERS ELEVATOR CO. IN THE MID TO LATE TEENS AND BECAME CARSTENS ELEVATOR IN 1939. 2015- This building has been demolished, date unknown. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 1894 AND 1900 SANBORN MAPS. POLK'S WISCONSIN STATE GAZETTEER, 1909-1928. RICHARD CARSTEN, OWNER, PHONE INTERVIEW BY DEY WATTS 7/10/1981. "Supplemental/Addendum Information to FCC Package, Kaukauna Tower, East 9th Street and Boyd Avenue, Kaukauna, WI 54130." WHS Project #14-0410/OU June 2014. Prepared by Lena Hoffmeyer. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |