Property Record
W8945 HIGHWAY 8
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Ladysmith Ranger Station |
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Other Name: | Ladysmith Ranger Station Garage (DNR 300) |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 20346 |
Location (Address): | W8945 HIGHWAY 8 |
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County: | Rusk |
City: | |
Township/Village: | Grant |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 34 |
Range: | 6 |
Direction: | W |
Section: | 5 |
Quarter Section: | NE |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
Year Built: | 1934 |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 1991 |
Historic Use: | Government - outbuilding |
Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
Structural System: | Masonry |
Wall Material: | Concrete Block |
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Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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. This one and a half story astylistic utilitarian garage features a rectangular shaped plan configuration, a concrete foundation, rock-faced concrete block exterior, wood trim, and an asphalt shingled gable roof. Dormers intersect with the main roof in the attic story. The structure, which had undergone a sandblasting and repainting in 1993, is in excellent condition. The six-stall Ladysmith Ranger Station garage has functioned since its date of construction in 1934 as a storage facility of fire fighting equipment and hand tools. The structure is still in use today. Two of the stalls are used as a shop, while the other four are used in the storage of vehicles. Other buildings related to this garage include an office and a storage facility. (See Map Code 16/15, 16/17, 16/18). |
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Bibliographic References: | A. Builder: WPA/DNR Site File #302. B. Designer Name: WPA/DNR. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |