Property Record
13th Avenue over White River (West Branch)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | |
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| Other Name: | 13th Avenue Dam |
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| Reference Number: | 244883 |
| Location (Address): | 13th Avenue over White River (West Branch) |
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| County: | Waushara |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Wautoma |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 19 |
| Range: | 10 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 30 |
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| Year Built: | 1930 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2022 |
| Historic Use: | dam |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Concrete |
| Architect: | Jacobson Engineering Company |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The 13th Avenue Dam was constructed between 1929 and 1930 by Jacobson Engineering Company (Minneapolis) on behalf of the Wautoma firm of Dahlke, Giese & Walker who had planned to utilize the water power as an expansion of the Dahlke, Giese & Walker flour and feed mill operations. Prior to this, an earlier dam at the site had been operated by the Wautoma Milling Company. Due to apparent permitting issues and delays, the dam was never brought to full operation and all hydroelectric equipment had been removed from the property by 1939. The dam is of poured concrete construction with stepped wingwalls; a narrow inlet is located in the upstream face of the dam and a metal outlet and the remains of the powerhouse are located on the downstream side of the dam. Above the dam, 13th Avenue is a paved rural road with modern metal guardrails on each side; embankments on either side are heavily overgrown. The downstream (east) side of the dam originally held a small concrete power house; this portion of the dam is in ruins and only a few concrete floor and wall remnants remains to indicate the location of the former power house. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |