Property Record
407 NORTH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | POTOSI FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| Reference Number: | 46781 |
| Location (Address): | 407 NORTH ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Potosi |
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| Year Built: | 1916 |
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| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | fire house |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | THIS ONE STORY FIRE HOUSE/VILLAGE OFFICE FEATURES A RECTANGULAR PLAN CONFIGURATION, A BRICK EXTERIOR AND A FLAT ROOF. AN IRREGULAR PARAPET AND DECORATIVE BRICK-WORK ADD TO THE DESIGN OF THE STRUCTURE. A VARIETY OF DOORS SERVE THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS HOUSED WITHIN. THE BUILDING IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. SEE FINAL REPORT FOR A DISCUSSION OF VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: THE CURRENT VILLAGE OFFICES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE HOUSED IN A LARGE BRICK STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTED AFTER THE FIRE OF 1916 WHICH DESTOYED THE BUILDINGS IN THIS SECTION OF POTOSI'S BUSINESS DISTRICT. (SEE BIB. REF. A). THE FORMER CITY HALL AND ENGINE HOUSE, WHICH IS PICUTRED IN OLD POTOSI, ALSO STOOD ON THIS SITE. (SEE BIB. REF. B). |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. GRANT COUNTY HERALD, 18 APRIL 1923. B. CELESTINE AND GWENDOLYN KALTENBACH, OLD POTOSI (POTOSI: PRIVATELY PUBLISHED, 1976). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |