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W 4TH AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

W 4TH AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
W 4TH AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:BRODHEAD ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT
Other Name:POWER PLANT
Contributing:
Reference Number:60335
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):W 4TH AVE
County:Green
City:Brodhead
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1915
Additions:
Survey Date:19762023
Historic Use:power plant
Architectural Style:Boomtown
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
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, State Historic Preservation Office. Cultural resources survey completed in 2023 for proposed FCC antenna collocation on nearby water tower includes consultant determination that this structure has been razed. No formal evaluation completed.
Bibliographic References:(A) BRODHEAD INDEPENDENT REGISTER 5/29/1996. (B) BRODHEAD INDEPENDENT REGISTER 3/31/1993. (C) MONROE EVENING TIMES 7/31/1992. (D) BRODHEAD INDEPENDENT REGISTER 2/27/1936. (E) BICENTENNIAL BOOK BRODHEAD 1976. Monroe Evening Times 1/25/2002. Prchal, M. & C. Flynn - Cultural Resources Report for the Brodhead Communications Facility Midband Additions in Brodhead, Green County, Wisconsin. Public Service Archaeology & Architecture Program, Department of Anthropology, 1707 South Orchard Street, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Project Number 23-229. December 2, 2023.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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