National or State Registers Record
200 S. Madison St.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Wisconsin State Prison Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 91001994 |
| Location (Address): | 200 S. Madison St. |
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| County: | Dodge |
| City/Village: | Waupun |
| Township: |
| The seven buildings in this district were built between 1854 and 1914 in Gothic Revival style to look like Medieval fortresses to give the public a feeling of security. The prison was, built between 1858 and 1861, is a 24-foot high limestone wall punctuated by octagonal guard houses. Located in a residential neighborhood on Madison Street, this was the state's first prison. |
| Period of Significance: | 1854-1941 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Politics/Government |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Government: Correctional Facility |
| Architectural Style: | Gothic Revival |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 01/22/1992 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/25/1991 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 7 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 1 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Buildings: | 10 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |