Property Record
25951 Circle View Dr
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Richland County Poor Farm - Senior Citizens' Home |
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| Reference Number: | 224263 |
| Location (Address): | 25951 Circle View Dr |
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| County: | Richland |
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| Township/Village: | Richland |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 10 |
| Range: | 1 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 34 |
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| Year Built: | 1961 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2013 |
| Historic Use: | institution |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | Yes |
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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, State Historic Preservation Office. Demolished between 2013 and 2022. 2013- "The Richland County Poor Farm contains eight contributing resources including the Senior Citizens' Home (AHI#224263), the Home for the Aged (224260), a garage (224261), a water utility building (224262), a sewage disposal building (224264), two cemeteries (224266 and 224267), and a caretaker's cottage (224269). Noncontributing resources include a picnic shelter (224270) and a storage shed (224271). This 3-story Contemporary institution was constructed in 1961 as part of the Richland County Poor Farm. It is irregular in plan with brick walls and a flat roof. The front elevation faces east and is asymmetrical in plan. The building consists of the main T-shaped building mass, a 1974 addition to the north elevation, and a 1980 addition to the west elevation of the earlier addition. Windows are primarily 2-pane sliding and casement windows and a smaller number of 1-over-1 windows. A key feature of the otherwise very plain eastern facade is a window wall at the inside corner created by the T-shaped plan; bands of windows at the first, second, and third stories are separated by large blank panels with vertical bars running between each pair. Just north of this window wall is a slightly projecting entry bay; the doors at the ground level are sheltered by a projecting flat roof. The remainder of the entry bay facade is dominated by a bank of fixed-sash windows. An identical entry bay is located at the northern end of the eastern elevation." - "Richland County Poor Farm", WisDOT ID #5409-06-00, Prepared by GLARC, Inc (Gail Klein) (2013). |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |