Property Record
431 W CENTER STREET
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | IRVIN L. YOUNG MEMORIAL LIBRARY |
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| Reference Number: | 151882 |
| Location (Address): | 431 W CENTER STREET |
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| County: | Walworth |
| City: | Whitewater |
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| Year Built: | 1990 |
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| Survey Date: | 2007 |
| Historic Use: | library |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | THE NEW LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY LIBRARY WAS BUILT IN THE "POST-MODERN" STYLE THAT FEATURES MODERNIZED CLASSICISIAM. IT WAS MEANT TO REFER TO THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE OLD WHITE MEMORIAL LIBRARY ON MAIN STREET, A CLASSICAL REVIVAL STYLE BUILDING, BUT THE USE OF MODERNIZED CLASSICAL DETAILS WAS POPULAR IN THE LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY IN INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |