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6294 S State Rd 35 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

6294 S State Rd 35

Architecture and History Inventory
6294 S State Rd 35 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Pattison State Park Tunnel
Other Name:Pattison State Park - tunnel (DNR)
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:32606
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):6294 S State Rd 35
County:Douglas
City:
Township/Village:Superior
Unincorporated Community:
Town:47
Range:14
Direction:W
Section:22
Quarter Section:NW
Quarter/Quarter Section:NW
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1940
Additions:
Survey Date:19912022
Historic Use:tunnel
Architectural Style:Rustic Style
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cut Stone
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Re-surveyed in 2006, appearance unchanged. Associated structures include a shelter, bathhouse, office, trails, bridges, fences, walls and natural features. 2022: The pedestrian tunnel was completed by the CCC in 1940. The tunnel entrances are semicircular archways constructed of cut stone with concrete copings topped with metal railings. Large openings lead to the concrete tunnel that runs underneath STH 35. Above the openings, the arches have keystones. On the east side of the highway, the archway is flanked by sets of five concrete steps. A central set of concrete stairs leads to the entrance. The tunnel has a concrete foundation.
Bibliographic References:Semo, John V. The Story of Camp Pattison. (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Washington, D.C., 2003.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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