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BALSAM ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

BALSAM ST

Architecture and History Inventory
BALSAM ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Price Co. Jail and Sheriff's Residence
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:19150
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):BALSAM ST
County:Price
City:Phillips
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1894
Additions:
Survey Date:1976
Historic Use:jail/correctional center/prison
Architectural Style:Romanesque Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:0
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:GABLE W/CORBELLED STILTS OVER POLYGONAL 2 STORY FRONT BAY. 1/2 ROUND FANLIGHT WINDOW IN GABLE. DENTILLED BELT COURSE. COMBINED JAIL AND SHERIFF'S RESIDENCE. ROUND ARCH 1ST FLR WINDOWS AND SEGMENTAL ARCH 2ND FLR LINTELS. BRICK CORBELLED EAVES. TO BE DEMOLISHED.

THIS BUILDING WAS DEMOLISHED SOMETIME AFTER 1978.
Bibliographic References:Facade.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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