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WATER ST & FISHER ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

WATER ST & FISHER ST

Architecture and History Inventory
WATER ST & FISHER ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Dousman Hotel
Other Name:Dousman House Hotel
Contributing:
Reference Number:3956
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):WATER ST & FISHER ST
County:Crawford
City:Prairie du Chien
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1864
Additions:
Survey Date:19762016
Historic Use:lodging-hotel
Architectural Style:Romanesque Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Dousman Hotel
National Register Listing Date:10/15/1966
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS, BRICKWORK QUOINS. MANY WINDOWS BRICKED IN OR BOARDED SHUT. 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. HAER WI-291. NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK. BUILT BY THE MILWAUKEE AND MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD FOR ITS PASSENGERS.
Bibliographic References:PRAIRIE DU CHIEN COURIER-PRESS 4/24/1995.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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