Property Record
5943 STATE TRUNK HIGHWAY 27
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | |
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| Other Name: | GAS STATION/SERVICE STATION |
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| Reference Number: | 150623 |
| Location (Address): | 5943 STATE TRUNK HIGHWAY 27 |
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| County: | Monroe |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Little Falls |
| Unincorporated Community: | Cataract |
| Town: | 19 |
| Range: | 4 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 27 |
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| Year Built: | 1945 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2008 |
| Historic Use: | gas station/service station |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Concrete Block |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This c.1945 concrete block service station is rectangular in plan with a flat roof and metal coping. The front (east) facade displays two bays with modern overhead doors, a modern pedestrian door, and downsized storefront windows that wrap around the side (south) elevation. Separate restroom entrances for men and women are located at the rear corner on opposite sides of the north and south elevations. Restrooms are accessed by a single wood door with an enclosed transom above. Windows on the side elevations are fixed multi-light. The service station sign, gas pumps, and service islands have been removed. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Architecture/History Survey: STH 27 (Black River St.): South Of Sparta To North (Jackson) Co. Line.” WHS project number 09-0031/MO. August 2008. Prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |