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103 W 3RD ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

103 W 3RD ST

Architecture and History Inventory
103 W 3RD ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Wisconsin Bell Building
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:230672
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):103 W 3RD ST
County:Dodge
City:Beaver Dam
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1948
Additions:
Survey Date:2015
Historic Use:telephone/telegraph building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:2015 - "This office building was constructed in 1948 for the Wisconsin Telephone Company (later Wisconsin Bell, Inc.) and was occupied by that company until the 1970s. The two-story brick building has a rectangular footprint, flat roof, and design emphasizing long horizontal lines. The primary north and east elevations feature wide aluminum frame windows spaced in regular intervals between continuous thin concrete bands that encircle the building. The roofline is embellished with brick corbeling. The entrance is located on the north, West 3rd Street side of the building. The aluminum-framed glass entryway is recessed within a plain stone surround. A brick-walled enclosure is attached to the south side of the building to protect the base of a metal communications tower."
- "N Spring St/Business USH 151, Maple Av to Mackie St", WISDot #3803-00-64, Prepared by Commonwealth Cultural Resources (CCRG), (2015).
Bibliographic References:Beaver Dam Sesquicentennial History Book. Beaver Dam, Wis.: Beaver Dam Sesquicentennial History Book Committee, 1991.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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