Property Record
N5620 US HIGHWAY 45
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Macy Library |
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| Other Name: | |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 27793 |
| Location (Address): | N5620 US HIGHWAY 45 |
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| County: | Fond du Lac |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Empire |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 15 |
| Range: | 18 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 30 |
| Quarter Section: | NE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1845 |
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| Additions: | 1865 |
| Survey Date: | 199120112013 |
| Historic Use: | library |
| Architectural Style: | Octagon |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| National Register Listing Date: | |
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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 Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Slightly damaged by fire 8/1992.[A] two-story hexagonal, Italianate tower built for John B. Macy (see AHI #27792); Macy supposedly had the tower built as a library and refuge, and often sought quiet there. Over the years it was used as a land office, a congressional office and an Indian Tribal Office; retains significance as a rare example of a hexagon still standing that pre-dates Wisconsin statehood. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Architecture and History Survey: USH 45 Eden to East Village Limits. WHS project number 14-0408/FD. June 18, 2013. Prepared by Rachel E. Bankowitz, CCRG. [A] Fond du Lac Reporter, 8/6/1992. Milwaukee Journal 7/25/1943. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |