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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:CAR REPAIR & PAINTING SHOP
Other Name:ROADWAY EQUIPMENT SHOP
Contributing:
Reference Number:17591
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1500 ELMIRA AVE
County:Douglas
City:Superior
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1899
Additions:
Survey Date:19752019
Historic Use:repair shop/roundhouse
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
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:A 'site file' (Burlington Northern Railroad Yard Historic District) 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.

VERY SHALLOW ROOF AND MONITOR PITCH. 8 FT TALL WOODEN MONITOR. VERY TALL TRANSOMED WINDOWS IN GROUPS OF 3. BRICK WALL PIERS. MOST EXTENSIVE RR YARD IN SUPERIOR. 275 X 200 FT.
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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