Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry (Boundary Increase)
National Register of Historic Places

Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry (Boundary Increase)

LaPointe, Ashland County, Wisconsin
Listed
May 9, 2016
Type
Site
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
16000241

About this property

The Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry, also known as the Basswood Island Quarry, on Basswood Island in Lake Superior was operational from 1868 to 1893. The brownstone was first used for construction of the second Milwaukee County Courthouse, now demolished. The quarry, now filled with water, is about 200 feet (61 m) long and about 25 feet (7.6 m) deep. Blocks of sandstone remain, together with the rusting remains of quarrying machinery. All company buildings and workers' cabins have disappeared. Other buildings built with the quarry's product include the old Chicago Tribune building, the Landmark Chapel at the Forest Home Cemetery and St. Paul's Episcopal Church, both in Milwaukee. The island and quarry are presently included in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and are administered by the National Park Service. The quarry was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 1978.

Location

LaPointe, Ashland County, Wisconsin

Categories

ARCHEOLOGYHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry (Boundary Increase) listed on the National Register?

Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry (Boundary Increase) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 2016.

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Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry (Boundary Increase) is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry (Boundary Increase) is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1868.

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