Property Record
WESTFIELD HATCHERY; W PARK ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | |
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| Other Name: | Storage Building #185 |
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| Reference Number: | 77526 |
| Location (Address): | WESTFIELD HATCHERY; W PARK ST |
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| County: | Marquette |
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| Township/Village: | Montello |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 16 |
| Range: | 8 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 1 |
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| Year Built: | 1881 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1997 |
| Historic Use: | storage building |
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| Wall Material: | Unknown |
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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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. This storage building is part of Lot 3. Description of Complex: The Westfield State Fish Hatchery is located just north of Westfield in Marquette County. Westfield Hatchery was established in 1927. Much of the construction of the hatchery was done by Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor. This was a project set up during the Depression to offer employment to State residents. In the early days of operation, spring-spawning rainbow trout were the principle fish raised here. Today, chinook salmon are the primary fish produced. The fish hatchery is a complex of assorted buildings including a residence, hatchery/rearing house, a feed house, feed storage, and a utilitarian storage shed. The storage sheds are built with pale adam green drop siding and are very simplistic. The hatchery building is constructed with oversized concrete block and has a unique gable and hip roof shape. The residence, constructed in 1880, is a gabled ell that has been resided with aluminum/vinyl siding and has a metal roof. The fish hatchery is highlighted with its two raceways that run directly parallel with one another. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |