Property Record
SHERMAN RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Asylum Point Lighthouse |
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| Other Name: | Asylum Point Lighthouse |
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| Reference Number: | 80308 |
| Location (Address): | SHERMAN RD |
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| County: | Winnebago |
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| Township/Village: | Oshkosh |
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| Town: | 18 |
| Range: | 17 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 6 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1940 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1991 |
| Historic Use: | lifesaving station facility/lighthouse |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Cream 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. This two-story astylistic utilitarian lighthouse features a round shaped plan configuration, a concrete foundation, a cream brick exterior, a wood trim and an asphalt shingled conical roof. This lighthouse was used to bring in fishing boats. It was not authorized to be lit however, so someone would got up into the lighthouse every evening and hang a lantern. Description of Complex: The Asylum Bay Rough Fish Station (18 17E-06) is located approximately two miles north of downtown Oshkosh on the west shore of Lake Winnnebego in Winnebego County. This is the largest state-owned rough fish station in Wisconsin. This complex has over ten structures, many of which were built before 1945. The rough fish station is divided into two areas. One of the areas includes primarily two storage buildings (constructed in 1938), a butler storage building (1935), and a corn crib (c. 1940). This area of the rough fish station included a public boat launching area. The other part of the complex included a laboratory (1938), a garage (1938), a boathouse (1938), a grain shed (1939), an oil house (1939), and a lighthouse (c. 1940). These buildings are mostly constructed with pale apple green drop siding and have white wood trim. The smaller buildings, such as the laboratory and the smaller sheds, are in very poor condition. The larger, more used buildings are repainted and in better condition. The complex overlooks a long, thin island on which is located a brick lighthouse with wood trim; the lighthouse is in very good condition. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |