Property Record

BASSWOOD ISLAND, SE TIP

Architecture and History Inventory

NAMES
Historic Name:	BASS ISLAND BROWNSTONE COMPANY QUARRY
Other Name:	BASSWOOD ISLAND QUARRY
Contributing:
Reference Number:	49

PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):	BASSWOOD ISLAND, SE TIP
County:	Ashland
City:
Township/Village:	La Pointe
Unincorporated Community:
Town:	50
Range:	3
Direction:	W
Section:	4
Quarter Section:	SW
Quarter/Quarter Section:	SE

PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:	1868
Additions:
Survey Date:	1975
Historic Use:
Architectural Style:
Structural System:
Wall Material:
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:	No
Demolished Date:

NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:	Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry
National Register Listing Date:	3/29/1978
National Register Multiple Property Name:

NOTES
Additional Information:	FIRST BROWNSTONE QUARRY IN N WISCONSIN, THE BASSWOOD ISLAND QUARRY SUPPLIED STONE FOR MANY MAJOR BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST. IT BEGAN A THIRTY YEAR PERIOD OF INTENSIVE QUARRYING THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
Bibliographic References:

RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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