Property Record
100 E Milwaukee St
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ARGYLE ELECTRIC PLANT |
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| Reference Number: | 51607 |
| Location (Address): | 100 E Milwaukee St |
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| County: | Lafayette |
| City: | Argyle |
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| Year Built: | 1906 |
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| Additions: | 1948 |
| Survey Date: | 19952025 |
| Historic Use: | public utility/power plant/sewage/water |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Structural System: | Brick |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2025; This Astylistic Utilitarian-styled Argyle Electric Plant was constructed in 1906 and remained in use by the Village until its retirement in 2021. The property is built on a sloped grade at water’s edge, adjunct to the Pecatonica Bridge and Milwaukee Street. The two-story building rests on a cut stone foundation with a foundational arch to allow for the passage of water to generate power to the historic water wheels. The rectilinear footprint is clad in red brick with a hipped metal paneled roof. The zippered brickwork at the south indicates a rear addition. A shed roofed addition with vertical wood paneling is at the east. Windows are primarily single and paired double-hung replacement sashes with some infill. There is decorative brick belt coursing between the floors and decorative brickwork at the lintels. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Municipal Power Utility,” The Village of Argyle: Village Departments, accessed February 12, 2025, https://www.argylewi.org/villagedepts.html#gsc. tab=0. “History of Argyle Power Plant,” Village of Argyle, accessed March 18, 2025. https://www.argylewi.gov/residents/public-works/argyle-electric-utility/power-light-history/. “Argyle aims to fix Historic Power Plant the Plant was Damaged by a Lightning Strike that Toasted the Generator,” Wisconsin State Journal, July 4, 2007. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |