Property Record
C.810 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Cashton Community Hall |
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| Other Name: | Cashton Community Hall |
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| Reference Number: | 78565 |
| Location (Address): | C.810 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Monroe |
| City: | Cashton |
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| Year Built: | 1934 |
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| Survey Date: | 1999 |
| Historic Use: | recreational building/gymnasium |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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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 Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. The Cashton Community Hall is a two-story building constructed as a gymnasium/auditorium. It has tan brick walls and at the main or west elevation, it has a parapet roofline. The main elevation is dominated by a massive arch that houses the main entrance. This entrance, consisting of a number of doors is decorated with a large arched transom. A flat roof extends out from the top of the entry doors to provide an overhang into the sidewalk. Flanking the main entrance are four small multi-light openings, two on each side. There are no other openings that punctuate the walls of the building. These work relief programs were part of the innovative ideas that the Franklin Roosevelt administration pushed to help the country during the economic collapse of the 1930s. The programs also supported a public works project in a community that employed local people and was a benefit to the general public. In the case of Cashton, this gymnasium/auditorium was a much-needed facility, since the local high school had no such facility and would not have one until 1955. The federal programs of the 1930s changed the way the federal government was perceived in people's lives and in the life of the economy. Because the buildings constructed by these programs are a tangible resource related to this era, they are significant. Because of its high level of integrity and importance to Cashton, the community hall was and is a significant building in the community. |
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| Bibliographic References: | "Work Started on Community Hall," Cashton Record, 19 October 1934, p. 1; "Opening Festival a Success," Cashton Record, 17 May 1935, p. l. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |