The Waushara County Courthouse, Waushara County Sheriff's Residence and Jail is a pair of buildings in Wautoma, Wisconsin that are together listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Waushara County Courthouse, Waushara County Sheriff's Residence and Jail | |
 Jail building, now used as a museum | |
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| Location | 209 St. Marie St., Wautoma, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 44°4′25″N 89°17′24″W / 44.07361°N 89.29000°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1928 |
| Built by | Cullen, J.P. & Son |
| Architect | Stubenrauch, E.A. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Neo-Classical |
| MPS | County Courthouses of Wisconsin TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000729[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 9, 1982 |
The Waushara County Sheriff's Residence and Jail is a brick Georgian Revival building (pictured at right) at 221 S Ste. Marie Street designed by C. H. Williams and built in 1908[2] The sheriff and his family lived in the front and the jail cells were in back. This building is now a museum of the Waushara County Historical Society.[3]
The Waushara County Courthouse is a Classical Revival-style building at 209 Ste. Marie Street designed by E. A. Stubenrauch and built in 1928.[4] The courthouse building is monumental in scale. A 1981 review of historic courthouses in the state described this courthouse, along with several others in other counties, as "Simple in both overall concept and decoration [and including] the essential Neoclassical portico and symmetrical disposition of elements at a scale befitting landmarks in their communities; that simplicity is enhanced by the evident care with which the buildings and sites are maintained."[5]
The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "221 S Ste. Marie St". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ "Wautoma, Wisconsin". www.wistravel.com. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
- ^ "Waushara County Courthouse". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 22, 2014. (Includes photos.)
- ^ Diane H. Filipowicz and Leonard Garfield (August 10, 1981). "County Courthouses of Wisconsin TR". National Park Service.
External links
edit- Waushara County Historical Society - museum website
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