Property Record
715 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | FARNSWORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY |
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| Other Name: | FARNSWORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY |
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| Reference Number: | 23323 |
| Location (Address): | 715 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Oconto |
| City: | Oconto |
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| Year Built: | 1903 |
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| Additions: | 1993 |
| Survey Date: | 19992009 |
| Historic Use: | library |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Henry A. Foeller (Green Bay) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Farnsworth Public Library |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/21/2017 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/18/2017 |
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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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. IONIC ENTRY PORTICO W/FLUTED COLUMNS & TRIANGULAR PEDIMENT. RECESSED DOOR W/SIDELIGHTS & ROMAN WINDOW TRANSOM. WIDE MOULDED AND DENTILLED CORNICE. HIGH FOUNDATION W/MOULDED BASEMENT COURSE. DORIC WALL PILASTERS. The 1993 addition to rear and side does not compromise the integrity of the building. |
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| Bibliographic References: | "LUMBER ERA OCONTO TOUR." Historic Sites Reconnaissance Survey. May 2009. Prepared by Barbara Kooiman. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |