Property Record
201 CASCADE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Geiger Building - Old Polk County Courthouse |
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| Reference Number: | 21518 |
| Location (Address): | 201 CASCADE ST |
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| County: | Polk |
| City: | Osceola |
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| Year Built: | 1875 |
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| Additions: | 1877 1880 |
| Survey Date: | 1977 |
| Historic Use: | tavern/bar |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Geiger Building--Old Polk County Courthouse |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/2/1985 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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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. PEAKED ARCH MOULDED LINTELS. EXPOSED REAR FOUNDATION. FIRST SANDSTONE BLDG ON OSCEOLA'S MAIN ST. CAST IRON STOREFRONT W/RECESSED ENTRY. ORIGINALLY BUILT AS A SALOON BY GEIGER, A GERMAN IMMIGRANT. BLDG. USED AS JAIL, SHERIFF & JUDGE QUARTERS UNTIL 1899. |
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| Bibliographic References: | NEILL, REV. EDWARD D. "HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY & THE ST. CROIX VALLEY" (MINNEAPOLIS: NORTH STAR PUBLISHING CO. 1881). Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in Wisconsin's Main Street Communities, Wisconsin Main Street Program, 1998. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |