Property Record
MADISON ST (SHALER PARK)
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | "End of the Trail" sculpture |
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Other Name: | "End of the Trail" sculpture |
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Reference Number: | 16156 |
Location (Address): | MADISON ST (SHALER PARK) |
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County: | Fond du Lac |
City: | Waupun |
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Year Built: | 1929 |
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Survey Date: | 1973 |
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Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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Wall Material: | Metal |
Architect: | JAMES EARLE FRASER |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | End of the Trail |
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National Register Listing Date: | 8/29/1980 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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Additional Information: | Photo codes: SOS! 1/13-15 See SOS! files at National Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C. for more information. THIS SCULPTURE BECAME WORLD-FAMOUS WHEN EXHIBITED AS A PLASTERMODEL AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION IN 1915. CLARENCE SHALER WAS SO IMPRESSED BY THE WORK THAT HE LATER COMMISSIONED THE ARTIST TOCAST IT IN BRONZE AS A GIFT TO THE CITY OF WAUPUN. |
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Bibliographic References: |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |