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MENOMINEE RIVER

Historic Name:

Other Name:
Big Quinnesec Hydroelectric Facility

Reference Number:
115746

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Property Location

Location (Address)

MENOMINEE RIVER

County

Marinette

City/Village

Township

Niagara

Unincorporated community

Town

38

Range

20

Direction

E

Section

6

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1912

Additions

1949, 1948

Survey Date

2000

Historic Use

public utility/power plant/sewage/water

Architectural Style

Astylistic Utilitarian Building

Structural System

Wall Material

Architect

Albert Conro and T.w. Orbison,Peninsular Power Co.

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. A powerhouse was built in 1912 and another in 1949. The dam dates to 1949. The spillway dates to 1948.

Bibliographic References

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Not Listed

National Register Listing Date

State Register Listing Date

Contributing

public utility/power plant/sewage/water Astylistic Utilitarian Building

Marinette
County

Niagara
Community

1910-1919
Decade

National and State Register Listing

Unique ID
HI115746

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Review and Compliance Rehabilitation Tax Credits State Archaeologist State & National Registers of Historic Places Wisconsin Historic Preservation Database

Attribution

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