Property Record
300 WASHINGTON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | OCONTO COUNTY COURTHOUSE |
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| Other Name: | OCONTO COUNTY COURTHOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 23360 |
| Location (Address): | 300 WASHINGTON ST |
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| County: | Oconto |
| City: | Oconto |
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| Year Built: | 1891 |
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| Additions: | 1985 1967 1907 1961 1963 |
| Survey Date: | 19782009 |
| Historic Use: | courthouse |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | FOELLER & SCHOBER; RAU & KIRSCH |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Oconto County Courthouse |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/9/1982 |
| 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. LOG & FISH ON DOORWAY PLAQUE REPRESENT 2 MAIN OCONTO CO. INDUSTRIES. REPLACED 1857 FRAME STRUCTURE ON SITE WHICH BURNED IN 1891. ROUND ARCH RECESSED ENTRY W/TRANSOM & DENTILLED SURROUND. GROUPED ROUND ARCH WINDOW ARCADES IN ROUND ARCH RECESSES. LARGE SQUARE DOMED CUPOLA. |
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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 |