Property Record
COPPER FALLS STATE PARK
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Copper Falls State Park |
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| Other Name: | Copper Falls State Park - pumphouse (DNR) |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 16991 |
| Location (Address): | COPPER FALLS STATE PARK |
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| County: | Ashland |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Morse |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 45 |
| Range: | 2 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 17 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1939 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1991 |
| Historic Use: | public utility/power plant/sewage/water |
| Architectural Style: | Rustic Style |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Cut Stone |
| Architect: | CCC/WPA |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Copper Falls State Park |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/16/2005 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 9/23/2005 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: |
| 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. THe Pump House is located on the south side of the Tyler Forks River, east of its confluence with the Bad River, between Brownstone Falls and the Tyler Forks cascades. The interior of the pump house was dug into a hill and its walls are constructed of large stones that were stacked without the use of mortar. The walls were tightly backfilled with earth, and all that remains visible is the front door made of pine planks. An eight-foot tall, arched, black granite retaining wall surrounds the pump house door. According to the 1991 State Facilities Survey, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built the pump house in 1937. It was constructed to replace an earlier one that was constructed on the north side of the Tyler Forks River. Leif Steiro, Conservation Department Field Officer and State Forest Supervisor, appears to have been in charge of its construction. The Pump House is no longer in use and as of 2005 remained closed to public access. The wooden door frame was replaced in 2005. The Pump House is considered a contributing resource in the National Register nomination. |
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| Bibliographic References: | National Register of Historic Places - Registration Form |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |