Property Record
IRVINE PARK (JEFFERSON ST)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Irvine Park - entrance piers |
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| Reference Number: | 39548 |
| Location (Address): | IRVINE PARK (JEFFERSON ST) |
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| County: | Chippewa |
| City: | Chippewa Falls |
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| Survey Date: | 19842021 |
| Historic Use: | fence/wall |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Stone fence and square piers has been altered from the original. #650: Dam (26-3) Museum (26-4) Pavilion (26-5) Bridge (26-7,9) Views (26-6,8,10) Band Shell (26-11) Entrance (26-12) Station (26-13). 2021 - Flanking either side of the drive are a pair of Entrance Piers (AHI 39548), constructed of cut stone and forming a U-shaped entrance bay to the park. Approximately 6-foot-tall square piers are directly adjacent to the entrance drive, with stone wing walls curving eastward towards Jefferson Avenue and ending in square piers that are approximately 4 feet tall. Sidewalk entrances are further delineated by separate piers to the north and south. Pedestal planters are located atop the 6-foot piers, while the sidewalk-flanking 4-foot piers are topped with globe lighting fixtures. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |