Property Record
1209 FREMONT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Nelson Hall |
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Other Name: | UW-Stevens Point, Nelson Hall, STP 0010 |
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Reference Number: | 73278 |
Location (Address): | 1209 FREMONT ST |
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County: | Portage |
City: | Stevens Point |
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Year Built: | 1915 |
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Survey Date: | 1978 |
Historic Use: | university or college building |
Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
Architect: | Henry J. Van Ryn & Gerrit DeGellke |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Nelson Hall |
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National Register Listing Date: | 6/29/2005 |
State Register Listing Date: | 4/15/2005 |
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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, 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. |
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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. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |