Property Record
HIGHWAY 35, NW CORNER OF WIS 35 AND OTTER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Northern Wisconsin Co-op Tobacco Pool Warehouse |
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| Reference Number: | 72228 |
| Location (Address): | HIGHWAY 35, NW CORNER OF WIS 35 AND OTTER ST |
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| County: | Vernon |
| City: | Genoa |
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| Year Built: | 1920 |
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| Survey Date: | 19762015 |
| Historic Use: | warehouse |
| Architectural Style: | Boomtown |
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| Wall Material: | Metal |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | N |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2015- This tobacco warehouse is of frame construction, sheathed in metal panels, and rests on a raised concrete foundation. Metal sheeting covers the front gable roof, which features a stepped parapet. Two brick chimneys and two ventilation pipes project from the roof. Windows are six-over-six, double-hung, wood sash, some of which are boarded over. At the time of the survey windows in the raised basement were being replaced with undersized vinyl sliders. The front (south) facade features a loading bay with an earthen ramp and “Northern Wis. Co-Op Tobacco Pool” in the gable end. Two entry doors are located on the side (east) elevation; one is accessed by a wood ramp. Historic shed roof additions with original ground-level entry doors are located on the front and rear (north) elevations. The former CB&N railroad siding and main line are adjacent to the west elevation. In 1922, in the wake of deflated tobacco prices, Wisconsin tobacco growers organized the Northern Wisconsin Cooperative Tobacco Pool, a statewide cooperative to warehouse and sell tobacco. The cooperative operated from 1923 through 1936 at its headquarters in Viroqua and had a membership of 6,000 to 7,000. Cooperative members typically erected warehouses along railroad lines statewide to store tobacco, such as the subject warehouse in Genoa. In 1936 southern-region tobacco growers split from the cooperative while northern growers, such as those in Vernon County, continued the cooperative operations. It is unclear how long the Genoa warehouse operated." -"WSH 35, Stoddard North Village Limits to intersectiong of WIS 35 and WIS 56 in Genoa", WisDOT #5136-09-00, Prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc., 2015. 1976- Two story, frame tobacco warehouse covered with steel corrugated siding; high basement and gable roof with false front. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |