Property Record
611 E WISCONSIN AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | OCONOMOWOC WATER AND LIGHT UTILITY BLDG |
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Other Name: | OCONOMOWOC WATER AND LIGHT UTILITY BLDG |
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Reference Number: | 8515 |
Location (Address): | 611 E WISCONSIN AVE |
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County: | Waukesha |
City: | Oconomowoc |
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Year Built: | 1939 |
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Survey Date: | 2005 |
Historic Use: | public utility/power plant/sewage/water |
Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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Wall Material: | Limestone |
Architect: | Nelson-Weber Construction Company |
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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, State Historic Preservation Office. BLIND ROUND ARCHES. ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS. The arches were filled in along the east wall of the building, to protect the electrical transformers that moved into the east side of the building's interior in the 1960s. Previously surveyed in 1979. A utility building (Oconomowoc Electric Light Company) was at this location as early as 1902. It was later identified as the City Water Works and Power House (1915-1930). |
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Bibliographic References: | Residential and Commercial Light Rates Lowered Here: $8,000 Saving, Oconomowoc Enterprise, 26 September 1941, 1/8; Electrical Services History Told by Cuno, Oconomowoc Enterprise, 18 September 1975, Copy on file at the Waukesha County Historical Society Archives, Waukesha, WI. "Architecture/History Survey." August-October 2005. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |