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717 JOHN ADAMS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

717 JOHN ADAMS ST

Architecture and History Inventory
717 JOHN ADAMS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Sauk City Fire Station
Other Name:SAUK CITY FIRE MUSEUM
Contributing:
Reference Number:52391
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):717 JOHN ADAMS ST
County:Sauk
City:Sauk City
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1862
Additions:
Survey Date:19762007
Historic Use:fire house
Architectural Style:Front Gabled
Structural System:Balloon Frame
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Sauk City Fire Station
National Register Listing Date:7/28/1999
State Register Listing Date:4/29/1999
National Register Multiple Property Name:
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, Division of Historic Preservation. SUPPOSEDLY THE OLDEST FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE.

The village volunteer fire department was organized in 1854 after a fire destroyed Simon Dean's store, Nebel's store and home, a cooper's shop, one barn, and four horses. Charles O. Baxter chaired the organizational meeting. The Heller engine, No. 1, was the first Sauk City fire engine. The Grass Premier Fire Truck was produced in Sauk City. The firehouse, a small building in 1859, was rebuilt in 1889. The hose-drying tower was built in 1894.
Bibliographic References:SAUK CITY SAUK PRAIRIE STAR 12/31/1992. BARABOO NEWS REPUBLIC 8/18/1995. SAUK CITY SAUK PRAIRIE STAR 8/17/1995. SAUK CITY SAUK PRAIRIE STAR 9/14/1995. SAUK CITY SAUK PRAIRIE STAR 7/13/1995. SAUK CITY SAUK PRAIRIE STAR 11/9/1995. Historic Sauk City Walking Tour brochure, 2012.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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