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

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
Location209 St. Marie St., Wautoma, Wisconsin
Coordinates44°4′25″N 89°17′24″W
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1928
Built byCullen, J.P. & Son
ArchitectStubenrauch, E.A.
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Neo-Classical
MPSCounty Courthouses of Wisconsin TR
NRHP reference No.82000729[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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]

The courthouse

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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". National Park Service.


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