Property Record
SOUTHWEST END OF LAKE ARBUTUS, NORTH OF GREEN BAY AND WESTERN RR TRESTLE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Hatfield Gate Control House and Canal |
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| Reference Number: | 74304 |
| Location (Address): | SOUTHWEST END OF LAKE ARBUTUS, NORTH OF GREEN BAY AND WESTERN RR TRESTLE |
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| County: | Jackson |
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| Township/Village: | Komensky |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 23 |
| Range: | 3 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 3 |
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| Year Built: | 1907 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | canal |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | One story brick building with gable roof and resting on a concrete foundation. The Hatfield Canal and Dam is one of the earliest canals and dams in the state that was constructed to operate hydro-electric generating equipment. It cost $1,500,000.00 and was built by the La Crosse Water Power Co. It took some 700 workmen using three steam dredges to complete the job. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |