Property Record
501 LAKE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Florence County Courthouse & Jail |
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| Other Name: | Florence County Courthouse |
| Contributing: | |
| Reference Number: | 22604 |
| Location (Address): | 501 LAKE AVE |
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| County: | Florence |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Florence |
| Unincorporated Community: | FLORENCE |
| Town: | 40 |
| Range: | 18 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 21 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SE |
| Year Built: | 1889 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | courthouse |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
| Architect: | James E. Clancy |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Florence County Courthouse and Jail |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/2/1985 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | County Courthouses of Wisconsin Thematic Group |
| 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. ROUND ARCH ENTRANCES W/ROUGH CUT STONE SURROUNDS AND KEYSTONES. SQUARE 3 STORY CNR TOWER W/PYRAMIDAL ROOF REMOVED. ROUND CNR TURRETS. BRICK CORBELLING AND TERRA COTTA POLYCHROMY TRIM. A large modern addition has been added to the rear of this building. |
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| Bibliographic References: | DATE STONE. FLORENCE MINING NEWS AND INDEPENDENT 11/6/1991. Florence Mining News 6/24/1992. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |