Property Record
HORICON ST AT ROCK RIVER
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Mayville City Dam |
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| Reference Number: | 230276 |
| Location (Address): | HORICON ST AT ROCK RIVER |
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| County: | Dodge |
| City: | Mayville |
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| Year Built: | 1946 |
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| Survey Date: | 2015 |
| Historic Use: | dam/lock |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | Reinforced Concrete |
| Wall Material: | Concrete |
| Architect: | H. V. Tennant, engineer; John P. Rasmussen, contractor |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Plaque reads, in part: MAYVILLE CITY DAM BUILT IN 1946 DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS COMMUNITY WHO SERVED OUR NATION SO FAITHFULLY DURING WORLD WAR II [city officials, engineer & contractor] The Mayville City Dam is a reinforced concrete dam, constructed in 1946. The dam consists of seven bays; three of which are equipped with adjustable metal gates to regulate water flow. The dam has concrete sidewalls, and a walkway with tubular metal guardrails is located across the top of the dam. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Plaque on west wall of dam |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |