Property Record
409 PLEASANT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Beloit Post Office |
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| Other Name: | Beloit Public Library |
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| Reference Number: | 70586 |
| Location (Address): | 409 PLEASANT ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Beloit |
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| Year Built: | 1915 |
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| Additions: | 1932 1970C. 2010 |
| Survey Date: | 19932015 |
| Historic Use: | post office |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | James Knox Taylor; Knodle-Rose |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Neo-Classic Revival former post office structure creatively adapted to resuse as the Beloit Public Library. All stone facade with massive engaged Ionic columns; cornice above with brackets; spaces between columns now filled in with glass panels retaining original rhythm. The original architect, James Knox Taylor, was Supervising Architect of the Treasury from 1897 until his retirement in 1912; this was one of the last of his designs. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Beloit Daily News 2/27/1912; 1/9/1933. (B) Rock County Historic Sites & Buildings, RCHS, 1976, p. 191. (C) Withey, Dictionary of American ARchitects, Deceased, p. 592. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |