Property Record
68 S STEVENS ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Federal Building |
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Other Name: | Federal Building |
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Reference Number: | 21375 |
Location (Address): | 68 S STEVENS ST |
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County: | Oneida |
City: | Rhinelander |
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Year Built: | 1919 |
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Additions: | 1964 |
Survey Date: | 1995 |
Historic Use: | government office/other |
Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
Structural System: | Brick |
Wall Material: | Brick |
Architect: | Hackner, Schroeder and Associates-1964 |
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Demolished?: | No |
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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, Division of Historic Preservation. MOULDED CORNICE TOPPED BY PLAIN BRICK PARAPET. MONUMENTAL DORIC ENTRANCE PORTICO. SIDE BAY W/DORIC PILASTERS AND TALL ROUND ARCH WINDOW. TALL WINDOWS W/FLAT BRICK LINTELS AND KEYSTONES. This one-story NeoClassical Revival building was constructed in 1919 to house the U. S. Post Office, and other federal offices. The cost of construction and site acquisition amounted to $80,000 (History of Lincoln, Oneida and Vilas Counties, p. 120-21). The building is finished with red brick, has a wood entablature with simple classical moldings, and features a central, pedimented portico with Doric columns, a fanlight over the front door, and wood panels with wreaths and swags. The windows have stone sills and flat brick arches with stone keystones. The Post Office moved to a new building in 1963 (Oneida County: 1887-1987, p. 38). |
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Bibliographic References: |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |