1209 FREMONT ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

1209 FREMONT ST

Architecture and History Inventory
1209 FREMONT ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Nelson Hall
Other Name:UW-Stevens Point, Nelson Hall, STP 0010
Contributing:
Reference Number:73278
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1209 FREMONT ST
County:Portage
City:Stevens Point
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1915
Additions:
Survey Date:1978
Historic Use:university or college building
Architectural Style:Prairie School
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Henry J. Van Ryn & Gerrit DeGellke
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Nelson Hall
National Register Listing Date:6/29/2005
State Register Listing Date:4/15/2005
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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, State Historic Preservation Office. OPENED IN 1917 AS THE FIRST DORMITORY. WAS NAMED IN HONOR OF REGENT GEORGE B. NELSON, WHO SERVED ON THE BOARD OF REGENTS FROM 1910-1920. AS OF 1971, THE BUILDING HOUSED THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH AND NATURAL RESOURCES, THE COUNSELING CENTER, AND THE HEALTH SERVICE.
Bibliographic References:(A) Stevens Point Daily Journal. May 10, 1916; Jan. 6, 1951. WISCONSIN STATE UNIVERSITY-STEVENS POINT CATALOGUE, 1971. WILLIAM C. HANSEN, "HISTORY OF WISCONSIN STATE UNIVERSITY-STEVENS POINT (1894-1966). WALKER WYMAN ED. HISTORY OF THE WISCONSIN STATE UNIVERSITIES, 1968, PP. 177-179.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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