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12302 State Highway 27 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

12302 State Highway 27

Architecture and History Inventory
12302 State Highway 27 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:SILVER FOX TAVERN
Contributing:
Reference Number:18250
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):12302 State Highway 27
County:Sawyer
City:
Township/Village:Couderay
Unincorporated Community:
Town:38
Range:8
Direction:W
Section:12
Quarter Section:NE
Quarter/Quarter Section:NW
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1936
Additions:
Survey Date:19752024
Historic Use:tavern/bar
Architectural Style:Rustic Style
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cut Stone
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:1990
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' 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, State Historic Preservation Office. FACADE OF SMALL ROUNDED FIELDSTONES CUT STONE SEGMENTAL ARCH 1ST FLR WINDOW AND DOOR SURROUNDS BRICK WINDOW SILLS CUT STONE WINDOW SURROUNDS AND STEPPED PARAPET COPING. Duluth News Tribune that reported the Silver Fox restaurant being destroyed by fire in the early hours of the morning of Thursday September 13, 1990. A computer-driven survey (MAP) in 2021 found that this building is now a roofless empty shell and is in a ruinious state. 2024 - Only remnants of the stone façade and walls of the building are intact. The roof, doors, windows, and entire interior are no longer extant.
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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