Property Record
1242 RIVER RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Wisconsin Dells Ranger Station |
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| Other Name: | Wisconsin Dells Ranger Station |
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| Reference Number: | 61691 |
| Location (Address): | 1242 RIVER RD |
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| County: | Columbia |
| City: | Wisconsin Dells |
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| Year Built: | 1936 |
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| Survey Date: | 1991 |
| Historic Use: | ranger station facilities |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Cut Stone |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. This one and a half-story astylistic utilitarian ranger station (#405) features a rectangular shaped plan configuration, a concrete foundation, a stone exterior, a wood trim, and an asphalt shingled gable roof. Dormers intersect with the main roof in the attic story. All the windows are double hung with three-over-one panes. The garage doors were replaced at an unspecified date. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Date of construction: DNR. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |