Property Record
PAUST LN
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Pembine/Paust Tower |
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| Other Name: | Governor Thompson Fire Lookout Tower (DNR) |
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| Reference Number: | 234017 |
| Location (Address): | PAUST LN |
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| County: | Marinette |
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| Township/Village: | Stephenson |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 33 |
| Range: | 18 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 23 |
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| Year Built: | 1933 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2017 |
| Historic Use: | fire tower |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Metal |
| Architect: | International Stacey Company |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| 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. Built at its original location in T37N, R20E, Sec. 36 in November, 1933. It served as an active lookout until the 1980s. In 1990, the State of Wisconsin declared the tower surplus and sold it to Dale Paust who moved it to its current location in 1991. |
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| Bibliographic References: | DNR records. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |