Property Record
US HIGHWAY 10 AT LAKE MICHIGAN
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | C & NW Car Ferry Docks |
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| Other Name: | C & NW Car Ferry Docks |
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| Reference Number: | 56091 |
| Location (Address): | US HIGHWAY 10 AT LAKE MICHIGAN |
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| County: | Manitowoc |
| City: | Manitowoc |
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| Year Built: | 1889 |
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| Survey Date: | 1985 |
| Historic Use: | dock/pier/marina |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Unknown |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The Chicago Northwestern Railroad purchased right of way around the south end of the city in 1893. By 1898 lines extended to the Lake and slip built, originally for coal docks. Controlled by Reiss Coal after 1899. Car ferry service from Manitowoc was abandoned in the 1970's. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Story of a Century, p. 130. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |