Property Record
ADJACENT TO 6 LAKE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Buckstaff Lighthouse |
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| Other Name: | Rockwell Lighthouse |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 70833 |
| Location (Address): | ADJACENT TO 6 LAKE ST |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Oshkosh |
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| Year Built: | 1909 |
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| Survey Date: | 1980 |
| Historic Use: | lifesaving station facility/lighthouse |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete |
| Architect: | George Rockwell |
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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 Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Photo code: OS 15/36. This small scale lighthouse is an elegant composition which dominates the point of land east of Lake Street. The shaft is constructed of concrete; with balustrade, cap filigree and finial of copper. One of Oshkosh architect George A. Rockwell's last designs. He died in 1909 before construction was completed. Commissioned by State Senator William Bray to guide boaters into the Fox River from the lake. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Interview with Cyde Buckstaff by Causier 5/13/81. (B) Interview with Katherine Rockwell Huse, daughter of architect, August 1981. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |