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260 N 7TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

260 N 7TH ST

Architecture and History Inventory
260 N 7TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:BARRON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENT STORAGE SHED
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:203881
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):260 N 7TH ST
County:Barron
City:Barron
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1922
Additions:
Survey Date:2011
Historic Use:machine shed
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Board
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' titled "Barron County Highway Repair Shops Complex" 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-Public History.

THIS IS THE SOLE SURVIVOR OF TWO LARGE GABLE-ROOFED WOODEN SHEDS THAT WERE BUILT IN 1922 TO HOUSE THE BARRON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT'S HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT.

DOE signed 12/5/2011.
Bibliographic References:Architecture and History Survey. July 2011. Prepared by Tim Heggland. BARRON COUNTY NEWS-SHIELD. APRIL 14, 1922, P. 1. FIRE INSURANCE MAPS OF BARRON, WI. NEW YORK: SANBORN-PERRIS MAP CO., 1926.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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