142 JANESVILLE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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142 JANESVILLE ST

Architecture and History Inventory
142 JANESVILLE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Badger Cycle Company
Other Name:BADGER AUTO BODY
Contributing:
Reference Number:5693
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):142 JANESVILLE ST
County:Dane
City:Oregon
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1895
Additions:
Survey Date:2003
Historic Use:industrial building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:Brick
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:SEGMENTAL ARCH WINDOWS 12/12 SIDE WINDOWS

The Badger Cycle Company operated for about 10 years and produced about 1000 bicycles a year.[A]
Bibliographic References:[A] "Ride the Oregon Trail", 6/5/93 (also source for historic name, date of construction). Oregon News 12/9/1999.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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