Property Record
9419 EUREKA LOCK RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Eureka Lock and Lock Tender's House |
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| Other Name: | |
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| Reference Number: | 16508 |
| Location (Address): | 9419 EUREKA LOCK RD |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Rushford |
| Unincorporated Community: | EUREKA |
| Town: | 18 |
| Range: | 14 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 31 |
| Quarter Section: | NE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1876 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1976 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Concrete |
| Architect: | U.S ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Eureka Lock and Lock Tender's House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/29/1976 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: |
| 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, State Historic Preservation Office. F UNDER PHOTO CODES STANDS FOR FOX CANAL SURVEY (FCS). THE EUREKA LOCK AND CANAL PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF THE HISTORIC FOX-WIS WATERWAY SYSTEM. TODAY THIS IS THE ONLY OPERABLE LOCK BETWEEN THE CITIES OF PORTAGE AND OSHKOSH. HOWEVER, UP TO & SHORTLY AFTER WWI EUREKA'S COMMERCIAL RIVER ACTIVITY BEGAN TO DECLINE WHEN THE RAILROAD BEGAN REPLACING THE RIVER BOATS AS THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY OF TRANSPORTING COMMODITIES TO MARKET. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |