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S SIDE OF E MADISON ST AT FOREST AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

S SIDE OF E MADISON ST AT FOREST AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
S SIDE OF E MADISON ST AT FOREST AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:FOREST COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Other Name:FOREST COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Contributing:
Reference Number:21981
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):S SIDE OF E MADISON ST AT FOREST AVE
County:Forest
City:Crandon
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1909
Additions:
Survey Date:19762019
Historic Use:courthouse
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: F.D. ORFF (OF MINNEAPOLIS)
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. PEDIMENTED CENTRAL BAYS W/IONIC PILASTERS AND MOULDED. CORNICES DENTILLED AND MODILLIONED EAVES. BRICK CNR QUOINS AND BRICK RUSTICATED WALL PANELS. LARGE ROUND ARCH ENTRANCE W/TRANSOM AND STONE SURROUND. LARGE CUPOLA W/DIAGONAL CNR BUTTRESSES W/PALLADIAN motiff. Online research (MAP) in 2019 found that large modern additions have been added to the north-facing and south-facing side elevations of this courthouse since it was first surveyed.
Bibliographic References:Crandon Forest Republican 2/21/2001.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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