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OFF HIGHWAY 17 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

OFF HIGHWAY 17

Architecture and History Inventory
OFF HIGHWAY 17 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Prairie Dells Dam
Other Name:Prairie Dells Dam
Contributing:
Reference Number:46509
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):OFF HIGHWAY 17
County:Lincoln
City:
Township/Village:Schley
Unincorporated Community:Bloomville
Town:32
Range:7
Direction:E
Section:13
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1905
Additions:
Survey Date:1990
Historic Use:dam
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:Masonry
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect: J.C. Jacobson and Daguerre Co.
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
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, State Historic Preservation Office. First solid masonry dam built in Wisconsin.
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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