Property Record
716 SUPERIOR AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Tomah Public Library |
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| Other Name: | Tomah Public Library |
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| Reference Number: | 79307 |
| Location (Address): | 716 SUPERIOR AVE |
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| County: | Monroe |
| City: | Tomah |
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| Year Built: | 1917 |
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| Additions: | 1980 |
| Survey Date: | 1999 |
| Historic Use: | library |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Claude and Starck |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Tomah Public Library |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 5/28/1976 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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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. Small, brick Prairie School library with Sullivanesque frieze and green tile roof built in 1917 and designed by Claude and Starck. A 1980 addition was built and as of 1998, there are no future plans to either rehabilitate or relocate the library, except to make the elevator meet ADA standards. (A). Covenant/Easement: From 6/10/1980 to 6/10/1990. A 'covenant file' exists for this property. It may contain additional information such as photos, drawings and correspondence. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. December 1998 phone conversation with Jeannie Rice, Library Director. Perrin, Richard W. E., Historic Wisconsin Architecture, First Revised Edition (Milwaukee, 1976). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |