Property Record
SW CORNER OF COUNTY HIGHWAY C AND STATE HIGHWAY 23
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Taliesin - Taliesin Dam |
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| Other Name: | Taliesin Dam |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 139061 |
| Location (Address): | SW CORNER OF COUNTY HIGHWAY C AND STATE HIGHWAY 23 |
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| County: | Iowa |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Wyoming |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 8 |
| Range: | 4 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 30 |
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| Year Built: | 1945 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1976 |
| Historic Use: | dam/lock |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Limestone |
| Architect: | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Taliesin |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/14/1973 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: |
| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. --------------------- National Historic Landmark. Frank Lloyd Wright's home, farm, office, and school from 1911 until his death in 1959. 2006- The Taliesin property is treated as five distinct resource areas in the NHL nomination. The AHI uses a similar set of area designations which results in six resource designations. They consist of the following: 1)Taliesin III (AHI# 0027790), Wright's residence on the property. Originally built in 1911, severly damaged by fire in 1914 and again in 1925, today's structure is the third incarnation of the home. 2)Hillside Home School (AHI# 0139058) 3)Midway Farm Buildings (AHI# 0139059) 4)Romeo & Juliet Windmill (AHI# 0139060) 5)Taliesin Dam (this listing) 6)Tan-Y-Deri (AHI# 0139062) |
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| Bibliographic References: | THE NEW YORK TIMES 6/2/1994 B1. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 6/2/1994. BARABOO NEWS REPUBLIC 5/27/1994. MILWAUKEE DAILY REPORTER 6/16/1994. THE SPRING GREEN HOME NEWS 6/22/1994. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 6/18/1994. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL 6/15/1994. THE SHEBOYGAN PRESS 6/17/1994. MILWAUKEE SENTINEL 5/12/1994. THE CAPITAL TIMES 5/12/1994. SPRING GREEN HOME NEWS 5/25/1994. SPRING GREEN HOME NEWS 8/10/1994. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 6/15/1994, P. 7A. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL 10/16/1994. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 6/5/1994. MADISON CAPITAL TIMES 6/9/1994. BEAVER DAM DAILY CITIZEN 6/9/1994. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 6/18/1995. WOODVILLE LEADER 5/3/1995. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 8/5/1995. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL 10/15/1995. SPRING GREEN HOME NEWS 9/11/1996. Beloit Daily News 5/23/1997. Spring Green Home News 12/24/1997. Spring Green Home News 9/9/1998. Wisconsin State Journal 5/19/1999. The Capital Times 5/26/1999. Wisconsin State Journal 5/23/1999. Wisconsin State Journal 5/30/1999. The Capital Times, Home & Garden, 9/25/1999. Boscobel Dial 4/13/2000. Beloit Daily News 5/21/2001. Superior Daily Telegram 5/25/2004. Capital Times 5/25/2004. Milwaukee Daily Reporter 5/24/2004. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |