Property Record
NE CORNER OF SUPERIOR AND CENTER
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Soo Line Depot |
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Other Name: | McPherson's Thermagas |
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Reference Number: | 56353 |
Location (Address): | NE CORNER OF SUPERIOR AND CENTER |
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County: | Columbia |
City: | Portage |
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Year Built: | 1878 |
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Survey Date: | 1992 |
Historic Use: | depot |
Architectural Style: | Italianate |
Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
Wall Material: | Board and Batten |
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Demolished?: | Yes |
Demolished Date: | 2010 |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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 |
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Bibliographic References: | (A) Scribbens 1987a: 21. PORTAGE DAILY REGISTER 7/3/1996. Portage Daily Register 11/10/1998. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |