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W8536 U.S. HIGHWAY 12 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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W8536 U.S. HIGHWAY 12

Architecture and History Inventory
W8536 U.S. HIGHWAY 12 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:OAKLAND TOWN HALL
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:6536
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):W8536 U.S. HIGHWAY 12
County:Jefferson
City:
Township/Village:Oakland
Unincorporated Community:Oakland
Town:6
Range:13
Direction:E
Section:21
Quarter Section:NE
Quarter/Quarter Section:NE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1882
Additions:
Survey Date:2013
Historic Use:city/town/village hall/auditorium
Architectural Style:Front Gabled
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
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:Originally part of the Town of Jefferson, the Town of Oakland was established in 1848. A town hall was constructed in the settlement of Oakland Center in 1882 as a part of the rebuilding process in the wake of a devastating tornado.


Previously surveyed in 1975. SEGMENTAL ARCHED WINDOWS. C. 1920s concrete-block garage is connected to the rear of the hall via a concrete-block breezeway.
Bibliographic References:Swart, Hannah. Koshkonong Country – A History of Jefferson County Wisconsin. Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin: W. D. Hoard & Sons Co., 1975. Page 219. Construction date denoted on building. Architecture/History Survey. September 1999. Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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