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Portage Industrial Waterfront Historic District

Coordinates: 43°32′20″N 89°27′24″W / 43.53889°N 89.45667°W / 43.53889; -89.45667 (Portage Industrial Waterfront Historic District)
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Portage Industrial Waterfront Historic District
A portion of the district.
LocationJct. of E. Mullet and Dodge Sts., Portage, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°32′20″N 89°27′24″W / 43.53889°N 89.45667°W / 43.53889; -89.45667 (Portage Industrial Waterfront Historic District)
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1862 (1862)
NRHP reference No.95000257[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1995

The Portage Industrial Waterfront Historic District is in Portage, Wisconsin.[2]

Description

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The district includes several commercial structures in the low-lying area along the Portage Canal.[3] Among them are the 1862 Wentworth Grain Elevator,[4] the 1881 Portage Hosiery complex,[5] the 1891 Portage Iron Works,[6] the 1916 T.H. Cochrane Company Warehouse,[7] and the 1920 Hyland Garage.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Historical Sites". City of Portage, WI. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Joyce McKay (September 10, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Portage Industrial Waterfront Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "Wentworth Grain Elevator; York Elevator; Montgomery". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Portage Hosiery Mills". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "Portage Iron Works". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "T.H. Cochrane Flour and Seed Warehouse". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "Hyland Garage; Slenger Foundry". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved July 4, 2015.