National Register of Historic Places - Wisconsin (WI), Bayfield County

Bayfield County Wisconsin (Vacant / Not In Use) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include OTTAWA (Tug) Shipwreck Site, Old Bayfield County Courthouse, SEVONA (Bulk Carrier) Shipwreck Site and South Shore Public School and Pureair Sanatorium.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Bayfield County places including Henry Wildhagen, John Nader, Wheeler,F.W.,and Co. and Miller Bros. of Chicago. Prominent architectural styles found in Bayfield Country are Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

OTTAWA (Tug) Shipwreck Site (added 1992 - - #92000594)

Also known as BOSCOBEL

Address Restricted , Russell

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Miller Bros. of Chicago

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Engineering, Maritime History

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Old Bayfield County Courthouse (added 1974 - - #74000058)

Also known as Bayfield County Courthouse

Washington St. between 4th and 5th Sts. , Bayfield

Billertl, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Nader,John

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Other

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Pureair Sanatorium (added 1981 - - #81000034)

Also known as Tri-County Pureair Sanatorium

S of Bayfield , Bayfield

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

SEVONA (Bulk Carrier) Shipwreck Site (added 1993 - - #93000229)

Also known as EMILY P. WEED

Address Restricted , Bayfield

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wheeler,F.W.,and Co.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

South Shore Public School (added 1980 - - #78003443)

Also known as South Shore Junior & Senior High School

Grand Ave. and WI 13 , Port Wing

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wildhagen,Henry

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use