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518 CRESCENT | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

518 CRESCENT

Architecture and History Inventory
518 CRESCENT | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Fire Department/Old City Hall
Other Name:Water Department/Fire Department
Contributing:
Reference Number:45037
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):518 CRESCENT
County:Dunn
City:Menomonie
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1906
Additions:
Survey Date:1973
Historic Use:fire house
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:1975
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:Photo code #1: T-19/33,37

The 1906 Fire Department is a vernacular version of the Beaux Arts with its arched gable and square frame bell tower. The old City Hall had been a tavern, but was moved to this site in 1906 to assume a new role; it is a plain frame building.

Demolished in 1975.
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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