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845 W WASHINGTON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

845 W WASHINGTON AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
845 W WASHINGTON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Unit Well #2
Other Name:Unit Well #2
Contributing:
Reference Number:122078
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):845 W WASHINGTON AVE
County:Dane
City:Madison
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1924
Additions:
Survey Date:20012025
Historic Use:public utility/power plant/sewage/water
Architectural Style:Prairie School
Structural System:Masonry
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:2025; Squared form with enclosed retaining walls at rear (south) for the pump system; glazed yellow brick; projecting parapets at the corners; stone cornice and ornamentations; windows and doors most likely original; brick retaining walls at rear are parged and painted.
Bibliographic References:Architecture/History Survey 2001: Elizabeth Miller.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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