Property Record
S SIDE OF E MADISON ST AT FOREST AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | FOREST COUNTY COURTHOUSE |
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| Other Name: | FOREST COUNTY COURTHOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 21981 |
| Location (Address): | S SIDE OF E MADISON ST AT FOREST AVE |
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| County: | Forest |
| City: | Crandon |
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| Year Built: | 1909 |
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| Survey Date: | 19762019 |
| Historic Use: | courthouse |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | F.d. Orff (Of Minneapolis) |
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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. 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. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Crandon Forest Republican 2/21/2001. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |