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50 Bridge St | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

50 Bridge St

Architecture and History Inventory
50 Bridge St | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Cornell Wood Products Company Mill
Other Name:Mule-Hide Manufacturing, Cornell Hydro
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Reference Number:240719
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):50 Bridge St
County:Chippewa
City:Cornell
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1913
Additions:C. 1920C. 1925C. 1960C. 1980
Survey Date:2019
Historic Use:mill
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:Concrete Beam
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: H.M. Byllesby Company
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: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: Pulping and paper mill originally constructed in 1913 with adjacent hydroelectric dam and powerhouse, and a mill yard to the north containing the only existing pulpwood stacker. Multiple additions to the original gable-roofed, L-shaped structure.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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