Property Record
Chippewa River at Cornell
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Cornell Wood Products Company Dam |
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| Other Name: | Cornell Dam, Cornell Hydro |
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| Reference Number: | 240717 |
| Location (Address): | Chippewa River at Cornell |
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| County: | Chippewa |
| City: | Cornell |
| Township/Village: | |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 31 |
| Range: | 6 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 18 |
| Quarter Section: | |
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| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2019 |
| Historic Use: | dam/lock |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Concrete |
| Architect: | H.m. Byllesby Company |
| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property under the name "Cornell Wood Products Company Historic District." 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. 2019: Now owned by Northern States Power Company/Xcel Energy. Originally constructed to provide hydroelectric and hydromechanical power to adjacent Cornell Wood Products Company pulping and paper mill. Dam structure contains a 14-bay tainter gate spillway section, and overflow spillway section, and an earthen and concrete embankment on the western side of the river. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |