Property Record
259 NORTH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Fountain City Rock Garden |
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| Reference Number: | 46620 |
| Location (Address): | 259 NORTH ST |
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| County: | Buffalo |
| City: | Fountain City |
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| Year Built: | 1930 |
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| Survey Date: | 2001 |
| Historic Use: | statue/sculpture |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Architect: | John Mehringer |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Photo code #1: SOS! 34/11-16 See SOS! files at National Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C. for more information. July-August 2001-The concrete gateposts are ornamented by geometric designs of gray rock and colored glass. These posts are located at the entrance to the Fountain City Rock Garden. John Mehringer designed the Fountain City Rock Garden in the 1930s. The Fountain City Rock Garden does not meet the criteria (Criterion C) for the National Register because it is not a significant example of its type and because the garden has lost historic integrity. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Geschichte Von Fountain City, vol. 1, 1989, photos. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |