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CA.631 W CHESTNUT ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

CA.631 W CHESTNUT ST

Architecture and History Inventory
CA.631 W CHESTNUT ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:SS "TOLEDO" ANCHOR
Other Name:"TOLEDO" MEMORIAL
Contributing:
Reference Number:13786
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):CA.631 W CHESTNUT ST
County:Ozaukee
City:Port Washington
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1856
Additions: 1900
Survey Date:19752022
Historic Use:cemetery monument
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:
Wall Material:Metal
Architect:
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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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:ANCHOR OF STEAMER 'TOLEDO' WRECKED OFF CITY SHORE IN 1856. ANCHOR RECOVERED IN 1900 AND DISPLAYED NEXT TO WILSON HOTEL. LATER MOVED HERE TO UNION CEMETERY TO MARK COMMON GRAVE OF 46 VICTIMS OF WRECK.
Bibliographic References:Ozaukee Press. September 5, 1985, Sesquicentennial Issue, Part 5, P. 5 (photo). ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS, 1976), pg. 225.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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