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

Iron County Wisconsin has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Montreal Company Location Historic District, Annala Round Barn and Plummer Mine Headframe, Old Iron County Courthouse and Springstead.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Iron County places including Albert D. Taylor, Matthew Annala, L.H. Ruggles and unknown. Prominent architectural styles found in Iron Country are Queen Anne and Tudor Revival.

Annala Round Barn (added 1979 - - #79000085)

S of Hurley , Hurley

Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Annala,Matthew

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings

More Information:

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Montreal Company Location Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000141)

WI 77 , Montreal

Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Old Iron County Courthouse (added 1977 - - #77000031)

303 Iron St. , Hurley

Bobak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ruggles,L.H.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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Plummer Mine Headframe (added 1997 - - #97001141)

0.25 mi. W of jct. of Plummer Mine Rd. and WI 77 , Pence

Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

More Information:

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Springstead (added 1997 - - #97000326)

Jct. of Old Springfield Tote Rd. and WI 182 , Sherman

Csgaylord, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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