Property Record
Chippewa River at Cornell
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Cornell Wood Products Company Dam |
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Other Name: | Cornell Dam, Cornell Hydro |
Contributing: | |
Reference Number: | 240717 |
Location (Address): | Chippewa River at Cornell |
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County: | Chippewa |
City: | Cornell |
Township/Village: | |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 31 |
Range: | 6 |
Direction: | W |
Section: | 18 |
Quarter Section: | |
Quarter/Quarter Section: |
Year Built: | 1913 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 2019 |
Historic Use: | dam |
Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Concrete |
Architect: | H.M. Byllesby Company |
Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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National Register Listing Date: | |
State Register Listing Date: |
Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property under the name "Cornell Wood Products Company Historic District." 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. 2019: Now owned by Northern States Power Company/Xcel Energy. Originally constructed to provide hydroelectric and hydromechanical power to adjacent Cornell Wood Products Company pulping and paper mill. Dam structure contains a 14-bay tainter gate spillway section, and overflow spillway section, and an earthen and concrete embankment on the western side of the river. |
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Bibliographic References: |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |