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W8945 HIGHWAY 8 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

W8945 HIGHWAY 8

Architecture and History Inventory
W8945 HIGHWAY 8 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Ladysmith Ranger Station
Other Name:Ladysmith Ranger Station Storage (DNR 302)
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:20348
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):W8945 HIGHWAY 8
County:Rusk
City:
Township/Village:Grant
Unincorporated Community:
Town:34
Range:6
Direction:W
Section:5
Quarter Section:NE
Quarter/Quarter Section:SW
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1937
Additions:
Survey Date:1991
Historic Use:storage building
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Drop Siding
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
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: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. This one-story astylistic utilitarian oil house features a rectangular shaped plan configuration, a concrete foundation, a drop siding exterior, wood trim, and an asphalt shingled gable roof. A repainting took place in 1984, and a re-roofing took place in 1990. The building is in good condition. The Ladysmith Ranger Station oil house has functioned as storage unit for oil, flamables, paint and grease since its date of construction in 1937. Other buildings related to this structure include a ranger station, a storage building, and two garages. (See Map Codes 16/15, 16/16, 16/17).
Bibliographic References:A. Builder: WPA/DNR Site File #302. B. Designer name: WPA/DNR.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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