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W SUNSET AVE AND WOLF RIVER | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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W SUNSET AVE AND WOLF RIVER

Architecture and History Inventory
W SUNSET AVE AND WOLF RIVER | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Shawano Sewage Treatment Plant
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:119795
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):W SUNSET AVE AND WOLF RIVER
County:Shawano
City:Shawano
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1940
Additions:
Survey Date:2000
Historic Use:public utility/power plant/sewage/water
Architectural Style:Art/Streamline Moderne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Jerry Donohue Engineering Co.
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:This Art Moderne style sewage treatment plant was built in 1940 and is still in largely intact condition. Half the cost was furnished by the WPA as was much of the labor. The design and engineering was by Jerry Donohue Engineering Co. of Sheboygan.
Bibliographic References:Shawano Evening Leader: February 2, 1940, pp. 1, 4; February 3, 1940, p. 1 (both illustrated).
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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