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CA. 215 N 8TH ST (STH 13) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

CA. 215 N 8TH ST (STH 13)

Architecture and History Inventory
CA. 215 N 8TH ST (STH 13) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:TAYLOR COUNTY HIGHWAY GARAGE
Other Name:TAYLOR COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT. STORAGE BUILDING
Contributing:
Reference Number:146222
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):CA. 215 N 8TH ST (STH 13)
County:Taylor
City:Medford
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1929
Additions:
Survey Date:2007
Historic Use:garage
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
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:A 'site file' titled "Taylor County Highway Repair Shop" 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, State Historic Preservation Office. THIS SMALL ASTYLISTIC UTILITARIAN FORM BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1929 FOR TAYLOR COUNTY AND SERVED ITS HIGHWAY DEPT. AS ITS PRINCIPAL MEDFORD-BASED GARAGE BUILDING UNTIL THE NEW ONE WAS BUILT JUST TO THE SOUTH IN 1939. THE 1929 PORTION OF THIS BUILDING HAS BRICK -CLAD WALLS,A POURED CONCRETE PAD FOUNDATION, AND A BOWED ROOF. A LATER FLAT-ROOFED CONCRETE BLOCK ADDITION WAS BUILT ACROSS ITS NORTH-FACING SIDE ELEVATION IN THE 1960S AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL WINDOWS IN THE 1929 BUILDING HAVE ALSO NOW BEEN REPLACED WITH MODERN ONES HAVING SNAP-IN MUNTINS. IT IS PLANNED TO DEMOLISH THIS BUILDING AS PART OF WISDOT PROJECT NO. 1610-06-01.
Bibliographic References:DATE STONE ON BUILDING. TAYLOR COUNTY STAR NEWS. NOV. 10, 1938, P. 1. Google Maps and Google Earth Pro Historic Images.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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