Property Record
3237 STATE HIGHWAY 29
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Rib River Ballroom |
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| Other Name: | |
| Contributing: | |
| Reference Number: | 220465 |
| Location (Address): | 3237 STATE HIGHWAY 29 |
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| County: | Marathon |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Cassel |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 28 |
| Range: | 5 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 1 |
| Quarter Section: | NW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1933 |
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| Additions: | C. 1940C. 1980 |
| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | dance hall |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Wood |
| Architect: | Joseph Peter Jogerst |
| Other Buildings On Site: | N |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| National Register Listing Date: | |
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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. The ballroom has been used in its historic capacity since 1933 for parties, anniversaries, weddings, etc. The one-story, shed-roof addition on the east-facing facade was constructed in the 1940s to house a bar area. The one-story, gabled addition on the south-facing facade was added in the 1940s to provide additional restrooms. The most recent addition was built in the 1980s on the west-facing facade to provide office space. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Jack Kramer, owner, conversation with Rachel E. Bankowitz, CCRG, February 2012 “Architecture and History Survey: Wis 29” WHS project number 14-0859/MR. June 2010, November 2011, December 2013, April 2014. Prepared by Rachel E. Bankowitz and Shelley Greene. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |