Property Record
137 STATE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Koester Building |
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| Other Name: | MEDFORD ARMORY |
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| Reference Number: | 21071 |
| Location (Address): | 137 STATE ST |
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| County: | Taylor |
| City: | Medford |
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| Year Built: | 1922 |
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| Survey Date: | 2012 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Twentieth Century Commercial |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| 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, State Historic Preservation Office. Threatened with demolition in 1989. PLAIN PARAPET W/PEAKED CENTER FLANKED BY CARVED BRACKETS. MOULDED BRICKWORK CORNICE. TRANSOMED DOORS. 6/1 WINDOWS. DEEDED TO THE STATE JUNE 30, 1958. Map code is SF BW/10. SF roll negatives filed with State Facility Survey project. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Architecture/History Survey: Co-Location Site: Taylor County Courthouse” WHS project number 12-1015/TA. September 2012. Prepared by Raymaker & Associates, Inc. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |