Property Record
401 WATSON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Carnegie Public Library |
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| Other Name: | Accurate Controls |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28868 |
| Location (Address): | 401 WATSON ST |
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| County: | Fond du Lac |
| City: | Ripon |
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| Year Built: | 1905 |
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| Survey Date: | 1999 |
| Historic Use: | library |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | C.c. Anderson |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Watson Street Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/27/1991 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/26/1991 |
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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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Early 20th-century building was one of the Carnegie libraries; it is in the Neoclassical Revival with a domed and porticoed central pavilion and flankers with side bays. |
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| Bibliographic References: | FOND DU LAC REPORTER 7/13/1995. Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in Wisconsin's Main Street Communities, Wisconsin Main Street Program, 1998. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |