Property Record

405 N MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory

NAMES
Historic Name:	Shawano County Jail
Other Name:	Shawano County Jail
Contributing:
Reference Number:	119697

PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):	405 N MAIN ST
County:	Shawano
City:	Shawano
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:	1956
Additions:	1994
Survey Date:	2000
Historic Use:	jail/correctional center/prison
Architectural Style:	Contemporary
Structural System:
Wall Material:	Limestone
Architect:	Foeller, Schober, Berners, Safford & Jahn
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:	No
Demolished Date:

NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:	Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:	Jail built the same year as the courthouse next door (311 N. Main St.) and was designed by the same architects. Large addition added to rear in 1994.
Bibliographic References:	Berners-Schober Assoc. archives. Original drawings still extant.

RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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