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157-165 E CHURCH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

157-165 E CHURCH ST

Architecture and History Inventory
157-165 E CHURCH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:BAKER MFG. CO. WOOD SHOP
Other Name:BAKER MFG. CO
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:140867
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):157-165 E CHURCH ST
County:Rock
City:Evansville
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1909
Additions:
Survey Date:2006
Historic Use:industrial building
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream 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:THIS IS ONE OF THE EXTANT HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN THE BAKER CO. COMPLEX. THIS COMPANY, WHICH ORIGINALLY MANUFACTURED WINDMILLS AND PUMPS, IS STILL EXTANT TODAY (2006) AND IS EVANSVILLE'S OLDEST AND MOST HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT INDUSTRY.
Bibliographic References:DATE PLAQUE ON BUILDING. EVANSVILLE REVIEW, MAY 20, 1998, P. 11.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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