Chicago and North-Western Land Office

Chicago and North-Western Land Office
Location 4556 N. Branch St., Waubeno, Wisconsin
Coordinates 45°26′21″N 88°39′39″W / 45.43917°N 88.66083°W / 45.43917; -88.66083Coordinates: 45°26′21″N 88°39′39″W / 45.43917°N 88.66083°W / 45.43917; -88.66083
Area less than one acre
Built 1895
Architectural style Late Victorian
MPS Public Library Facilities of Wisconsin MPS
NRHP reference # 93001446[1]
Added to NRHP December 23, 1993

The Chicago and North-Western Land Office, now the Wabeno Public Library, is a historic building in Wabeno, Wisconsin, United States. The building was constructed as a land office for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway in 1897 and was one of the first buildings in Wabeno. The Town of Wabeno bought the building in 1923 and later converted it to a library.[2] The library is now the only log library in the state.[3] On December 23, 1993, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Wabeno". Forest County, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  3. ↑ Menn, Esther (1989). Wisconsin Footsteps. p. 263.


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