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1500 ELMIRA AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

1500 ELMIRA AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
1500 ELMIRA AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD YARDS (SUPERIOR ANNUAL, 1899)
Other Name:ROUNDHOUSE & OFFICES
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:17590
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1500 ELMIRA AVE
County:Douglas
City:Superior
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1899
Additions:
Survey Date:1975
Historic Use:repair shop/roundhouse
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:0
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:ORIGINALLY 360 DEGREE ROUNDHOUSE W/ APPROX 1/4 LOSTWORKING METAL AND WOOD TURNTABLE IN CENTRAL COURT ROUNDHOUSE DIVIDED INTO 6 UNITS BY INTERNAL FIREWALLSMOST EXTENSIVE RR YARD IN SUPERIOR [Date Cnst:(SUPERIOR ANNUAL, 1899, MCCABE)]
Bibliographic References:MCCABE "SUPERIOR ANNUAL" 1899 GATES, CLOUGH "SUPERIOR'S YESTERDAY: AN OUTLINE OF HISTORY"
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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