NE CORNER OF SUPERIOR AND CENTER | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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NE CORNER OF SUPERIOR AND CENTER

Architecture and History Inventory
NE CORNER OF SUPERIOR AND CENTER | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Soo Line Depot
Other Name:McPherson's Thermagas
Contributing:
Reference Number:56353
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):NE CORNER OF SUPERIOR AND CENTER
County:Columbia
City:Portage
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1878
Additions:
Survey Date:1992
Historic Use:depot
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:Balloon Frame
Wall Material:Board and Batten
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:2010
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:Corbelled chimney; wide eaves; knee braces; overlights above doors; 6/6 light windows; side hinged, added entrance in north end; ticket area in square projection along east elevation toward the tracks; interior, center room - vertical thin panelling and corner blocks along window frames; two end rooms remodeled. Related buildings: railroad tracks; building located in storage yards and needs to be removed to the Oneida Street area before additional deterioration.

Demolished in 2010
Bibliographic References:(A) Scribbens 1987a: 21. PORTAGE DAILY REGISTER 7/3/1996. Portage Daily Register 11/10/1998.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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