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260 N 7th ST

Architecture and History Inventory
260 N 7th ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:BARRON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT MACHINE SHOP
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Reference Number:203861
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):260 N 7th ST
County:Barron
City:Barron
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1922
Additions: 1938
Survey Date:2011
Historic Use:garage
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:Reinforced Concrete
Wall Material:Concrete
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' titled "Barron County Highway Repair Shops Complex" 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. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY AN L-PLAN BUILDING THAT WAS COMPLETED IN 1922 AND IT HOUSED A MACHINE SHOP, A BLACKSMITH SHOP, AND GARAGE SPACE FOR TRUCKS. THE MACHINE SHOP PORTION HAS WALLS MADE OF HOLLOW BUILDING TILES SURFACED IN CONCRETE BUT THE REST OF THE BUILDING HAS REINFORCED CONCRETE WALLS. IN 1938, A 30X60-FOOT CONCRETE BLOCK ADDITION WAS MADE TO THE ORIGINAL BUILDING, WHICH RESULTED IN THE BUILDINGS CURRENT RECTILINEAR PLAN CONFIGURATION. DOE signed 12/5/2011. Demolished between 2011 and 2018.
Bibliographic References:Architecture and History Survey. July 2011. Prepared by Tim Heggland. BARRON COUNTY NEWS-SHIELD. APRIL 14, 1922, P. 1. BARRON COUNTY NEWS-SHIELD. DEC. 9, 1937, P. 4. FIRE INSURANCE MAPS OF BARRON, WI. NEW YORK: SANBORN-PERRIS MAP CO., 1926. Google Maps and Google Earth Pro Historic Images.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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