Property Record
PUBLIC SQUARE BETWEEN WEBSTER, DANE, AND ROCK STS
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Public Common |
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| Other Name: | Cooksville Village Green/Public Square |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 84906 |
| Location (Address): | PUBLIC SQUARE BETWEEN WEBSTER, DANE, AND ROCK STS |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Porter |
| Unincorporated Community: | Cooksville |
| Town: | 4 |
| Range: | 11 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 6 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1846 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | park |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Cooksville Historic District - Boundary increase |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/17/1980 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Multiple Resources of Cooksville |
| 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, State Historic Preservation Office. Set aside in perpetuity by Dr. John Porter for use by residents of the village. The north quarter of the common contains a virgin burr oak grove. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |