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321 MAIN ST

Historic Name:
BLACK RIVER FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY

Other Name:

Reference Number:
62313

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Property Location

Location (Address)

321 MAIN ST

County

Jackson

City/Village

Black River Falls

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1915

Additions

Survey Date

1999

Historic Use

library

Architectural Style

Other Vernacular

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

Ottenheimer, Henry L. (a); Mcgillivray, J.j. (b)

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. The Black River Falls Library has relocated to a new building at 222 Filmore Street; a dedication ceremony occurred on April 10, 1995. The Jackson County History Section, a division of the library, was constructed with donated money. [A]. In 1999, the original library is vacant.

Bibliographic References

[A]. 1998 phone conversation with Mary Lent, Library Director. MELROSE CHRONICLE 9/13/1995. BLACK RIVER FALLS BANNER JOURNAL 9/6/1995. BLACK RIVER FALLS BANNER JOURNAL 10/18/1995. BLACK RIVER FALLS BANNER JOURNAL 11/15/1995. MELROSE CHRONICLE 11/22/1995. MELROSE CHRONICLE 11/29/1995. BLACK RIVER FALLS BANNER JOURNAL 1/10/1996. BLACK RIVER FALLS BANNER JOURNAL 1/17/1996. BLACK RIVER FALLS BANNER JOURNAL 2/14/1996. MELROSE CHRONICLE 12/27/1995. Black River Falls Banner Journal 1/21/1998. Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in Wisconsin's Main Street Communities, Wisconsin Main Street Program, 1998. (B) "Black River Falls Public Library, Wisconsin's First Public Library, 1872-1977: A Brief History of 125 Years," 1997, Special Collection, Black River Falls Public Library. Black River Falls Banner Journal 5/22/1919. Black River Falls Banner Journal 7/31/1913.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Black River Falls Public Library

National Register Listing Date

Dec 27, 2007

State Register Listing Date

Apr 27, 2007

Contributing

library Other Vernacular

Jackson
County

Black River Falls
Community

1910-1919
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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