S5975, DEVIL'S LAKE STATE PARK | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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S5975, DEVIL'S LAKE STATE PARK

Architecture and History Inventory
S5975, DEVIL'S LAKE STATE PARK | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Devil's Lake State Park
Other Name:Devil's Lake State Park - Ranger Station Retaining Wall (DNR)
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:91124
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):S5975, DEVIL'S LAKE STATE PARK
County:Sauk
City:
Township/Village:Baraboo
Unincorporated Community:
Town:11
Range:6
Direction:E
Section:13
Quarter Section:NE
Quarter/Quarter Section:SW
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1940
Additions:
Survey Date:19911991
Historic Use:wall
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:
Wall Material:Fieldstone
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:Y
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Devil's Lake State Park
National Register Listing Date:1/21/2015
State Register Listing Date:2/28/2014
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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.

This retaining wall is located behind the WPA-built North Shore Ranger Station and Garage building (AHI#91117) and was built at the same time and by the WPA.
Bibliographic References:.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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