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301 BLISS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

301 BLISS ST

Architecture and History Inventory
301 BLISS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:STEVENS POINT WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Other Name:STEVENS POINT SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Contributing:
Reference Number:211042
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):301 BLISS ST
County:Portage
City:Stevens Point
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1940
Additions:
Survey Date:2011
Historic Use:public utility/power plant/sewage/water
Architectural Style:Art Deco
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect: CONSOER, TOWNSEND & QUINLAN
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:THIS HIGHLY INTACT WATER TREATMENT PLANT CONTAINS A TWO-STORY ART DECO STYLE-INFLUENCED STONE-CLAD OFFICE BUILDING AND THREE LARGE LIMESTONE-CLAD DIGESTER TANKS, ALL BUILT IN 1939-1940 USING WPA LABOR AND FUNDS.
Bibliographic References:STEVENS POINT DAILY JOURNAL: 2/8/1939; 2/9/1939; 9/2/1939; 5/3/1940; 5/28/1940.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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