370 WISCONSIN DELLS PARKWAY | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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370 WISCONSIN DELLS PARKWAY

Architecture and History Inventory
370 WISCONSIN DELLS PARKWAY | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Parson's Indian Trading Post
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:220774
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):370 WISCONSIN DELLS PARKWAY
County:Sauk
City:Lake Delton
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1927
Additions:C. 1975C. 1995
Survey Date:20122021
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Other Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stucco
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Other Buildings On Site:Y
Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:2021 - Parson’s Indian Trading Post is a stucco-clad Pueblo Revival-style building that serves as a museum and gift shop. The original trading post building, a one-story log structure, was built in 1918 and was located where the current museum is (the northern third of the building). It was replaced by the museum in the 1970s. The middle of the building was built in 1927, while the southern third of the building is a 1990s addition. Overall, the building has a broad rectangular footprint with its long side parallel to USH 12 (Wisconsin Dells Parkway). A flat roof porch extends across the full width of the façade and is supported by round wood posts. The one-story northern and southern thirds of the building have a false front with a flat parapet roof accentuated with exposed wood beams (viga). The three-story middle of the building consists of three progressively smaller box-like forms stacked on each other.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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