Waushara County Courthouse, Waushara County Sheriff's Residence and Jail

Waushara County Courthouse, Waushara County Sheriff's Residence and Jail

Jail building, now used as a museum
Location 209 St. Marie St., Wautoma, Wisconsin
Coordinates 44°4′25″N 89°17′24″W / 44.07361°N 89.29000°W / 44.07361; -89.29000Coordinates: 44°4′25″N 89°17′24″W / 44.07361°N 89.29000°W / 44.07361; -89.29000
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 # 82000729[1]
Added to NRHP March 9, 1982

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.

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]

The courthouse

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "221 S Ste. Marie St". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  3. ↑ "Wautoma, Wisconsin". www.wistravel.com. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  4. ↑ "Waushara County Courthouse". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-07-22. (Includes photos.)
  5. ↑ Diane H. Filipowicz and Leonard Garfield (August 10, 1981). "County Courthouses of Wisconsin TR" (PDF). National Park Service.


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