Property Record
W8536 U.S. HIGHWAY 12
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | OAKLAND TOWN HALL |
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Other Name: | |
Contributing: | |
Reference Number: | 6536 |
Location (Address): | W8536 U.S. HIGHWAY 12 |
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County: | Jefferson |
City: | |
Township/Village: | Oakland |
Unincorporated Community: | Oakland |
Town: | 6 |
Range: | 13 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 21 |
Quarter Section: | NE |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | NE |
Year Built: | 1882 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 2013 |
Historic Use: | city/town/village hall/auditorium |
Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Brick |
Architect: | |
Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | Originally part of the Town of Jefferson, the Town of Oakland was established in 1848. A town hall was constructed in the settlement of Oakland Center in 1882 as a part of the rebuilding process in the wake of a devastating tornado. Previously surveyed in 1975. SEGMENTAL ARCHED WINDOWS. C. 1920s concrete-block garage is connected to the rear of the hall via a concrete-block breezeway. |
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Bibliographic References: | Swart, Hannah. Koshkonong Country – A History of Jefferson County Wisconsin. Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin: W. D. Hoard & Sons Co., 1975. Page 219. Construction date denoted on building. Architecture/History Survey. September 1999. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |