Property Record
CA.146-150 S WISCONSIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. Plant |
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| Other Name: | WEPCO Port Washington Power Plant |
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| Reference Number: | 104137 |
| Location (Address): | CA.146-150 S WISCONSIN ST |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
| City: | Port Washington |
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| Year Built: | 1935 |
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| Additions: | 1948 1943 2004 |
| Survey Date: | 19922022 |
| Historic Use: | power plant |
| Architectural Style: | Art Deco |
| Structural System: | Steel Frame |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Designated a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark in 1980 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. In 2004, however, this plant was converted to natural gas and since then all the original coal-fired units and the main smokestacks have been removed, most of the original building was demolished and rebuilt, and all of the original building that remains is its west-facing brick wall. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Port Washington, Wisconsin Self-Guided Historic Walking Tours, Spring 2000. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |