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2340 CHURCH ST / BUS 51 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

2340 CHURCH ST / BUS 51

Architecture and History Inventory
2340 CHURCH ST / BUS 51 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Soo Line Steam Locomotive #2713
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:73213
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):2340 CHURCH ST / BUS 51
County:Portage
City:Stevens Point
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1911
Additions:
Survey Date:2011
Historic Use:rolling stock/locomotive
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:
Wall Material:
Architect: American Locomotive Co.
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' titled "locomotive 2713" 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 is a class H-21 with a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement. Was operated by the MSP&SSM rail line.

THIS LOCOMOTIVE WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF STEVENS POINT BY THE SOO LINE & WISCONSIN CENTRAL RAILROADS IN 1955.
Bibliographic References:INFORMATION PLAQUES ON THE SITE. Stevens Point Daily Journal. May 27, 1955, p. 1.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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