Property Record
IN CITY PARK, AT INTERSECTION OF N HUMBOLDT AND W 11TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Buffalo City Jail |
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| Other Name: | Historic Buffalo City Jail |
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| Reference Number: | 151221 |
| Location (Address): | IN CITY PARK, AT INTERSECTION OF N HUMBOLDT AND W 11TH ST |
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| County: | Buffalo |
| City: | Buffalo City |
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| Year Built: | 1862 |
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| Historic Use: | jail/correctional facility |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Sandstone |
| Architect: | L. Kissinger (plans); Peter Schwartz, Fr. Laue, Chr. Randle, R. Protz (builders) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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-Public History. In 1947, the city installed garage doors in the northeast wall and used the building to store the Buffalo City Fire Department's fire truck. Also housed the Buffalo City Hall until mid-1940's. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Buffalo City Commom Council Minutes, January 7, 1861 through August 11, 1862. Available at the Buffalo City-Cochrane Area Historical Society. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |