Property Record
SE CORNER OF W GRAND AND BLUFF, FIELD PARK
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Hackett Memorial Horse Trough |
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| Other Name: | Hackett Monument |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 80862 |
| Location (Address): | SE CORNER OF W GRAND AND BLUFF, FIELD PARK |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Beloit |
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| Year Built: | 1888 |
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| Survey Date: | 1980 |
| Historic Use: | commemorative monument/marker |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Bluff Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/7/1983 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Multiple Resources of Beloit |
| Additional Information: | Horse watering trough from Grand Avenue constructed of rusticated stonework. Marker is in memory of John Hackett. Originally located in middle of intersection of Grand and Bluff. "In memory of John Hackett and honored citizen of Beloit, Wisconsin from 1836 to 1886." Donated by Mrs. Ella Adams of Chicago and presented to the city at the Opera House February 14, 1888. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) History of Rock County, 1908, p. 839. (B) Fountain inscription. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |