National Register of Historic Places listings in Price County, Wisconsin facts for kids

Location of Price County in Wisconsin

Welcome to Price County, Wisconsin! This page lists special places in the county that are part of the National Register of Historic Places. This is like a national list of important buildings, sites, and objects that are worth saving because of their history or special design. There are 13 amazing places in Price County on this list, and one used to be listed but isn't anymore. Let's explore some of these cool historic spots!

Historic Places You Can Visit

These are the places in Price County that are currently on the National Register of Historic Places. Each one has a unique story!

Deadman Slough: An Ancient Campsite

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| class="note" | Late Paleo-Indian campsite and workshop near the Flambeau River. Artifacts include points of Hixton quartzite, adzes and scrapers. Animal remains include deer and porcupine bones, turtle shells, and probable waterfowl bones. Site also contains middle Woodland remains. Imagine people living here thousands of years ago! The Deadman Slough is an ancient campsite and workshop near the Flambeau River. Archeologists found tools made of special stone, like spear points and scrapers. They also found bones from deer, porcupines, and turtles, showing what people ate. This site tells us about early Native American life.

Fifield Fire Lookout Tower: Watching for Wildfires

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| class="adr" | 5 mi (8.0 km). E of Fifield, WI 70
45°53′12″N 90°19′28″W / 45.886667°N 90.324444°W / 45.886667; -90.324444 (Fifield Fire Lookout Tower)

| class="note" | 100-foot galvanized steel fire tower built by the Wisconsin Conservation Commission in 1932, when wildfires scorched the cut-over. Lookouts from CCC Camp Riley Creek manned the tower from around 1935 to 1941 and then the Forest Service until 1957. This tall, 100-foot steel tower was built in 1932 to spot wildfires. Back then, big fires were a huge problem. Brave people, including those from the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), would climb up to watch for smoke. It was used until 1957, helping to protect the forests.

Fifield Town Hall: The Heart of the Community

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| class="adr" | Pine St. and Flambeau Ave.
45°52′38″N 90°25′16″W / 45.877222°N 90.421111°W / 45.877222; -90.421111 (Fifield Town Hall)

| class="note" | This town hall was built in 1894 on the site of the previous hall, which burned in the Fifield fire of 1893. It was the center of community life, with offices, jail, courtroom, meeting room, social hall, and a balcony for speeches and public announcements. Now a museum. Built in 1894, the Fifield Town Hall was once the busiest place in town! It had offices, a jail, a courtroom, and a big room for meetings and parties. There was even a balcony for speeches! Today, it's a museum where you can learn about the town's past.

Flambeau Paper Company Office Building: A Paper Town's Hub

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| class="adr" | 200 N. First Ave.
45°56′11″N 90°26′50″W / 45.936389°N 90.447222°W / 45.936389; -90.447222 (Flambeau Paper Company Office Building)

| class="note" | Neoclassical 2-story brick office building with 3-story clock tower, designed by Richard Philipp and built in 1925 and 1929. The building represents Park Falls' major industry for many years. This impressive brick building with a tall clock tower was built in 1925. It was the main office for the Flambeau Paper Company, which was a huge part of Park Falls' economy for many years. It shows how important the paper industry was to the area.

Albin Johnson Log House: A Swedish Home

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| class="adr" | N894 S. German Settlement Rd, Ogema
45°24′39″N 90°04′20″W / 45.410833°N 90.072222°W / 45.410833; -90.072222 (Albin Johnson Log House)

| class="note" | Typical Swedish-style log cabin built of pine, tamarack and hemlock in 1885 by immigrant Albin and his future uncle Amandus. Logs are cupped on top and bottom, with squared sides and dovetailed corner notches. Two rooms downstairs and a sleeping room up. Built in 1885, this log cabin shows how Swedish immigrants built their homes. It's made from local pine and hemlock trees. The logs fit together perfectly with special "dovetail" corners, a clever way to build without nails. It had two rooms downstairs and a sleeping area upstairs.

Matt Johnson Log House: A Finnish Design

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| class="adr" | S of Brantwood off U.S. 8
45°31′45″N 90°07′20″W / 45.529167°N 90.122222°W / 45.529167; -90.122222 (Matt Johnson Log House)

| class="note" | Finnish-style log cabin with full dovetail joints, built in 1898 of hemlock, with two rooms downstairs and one up. Built by Finnish immigrants Matt Johnson and John Kivekoa, who worked at the Knox Brothers sawmill. A.k.a. Knox House. Another log cabin, this one built in 1898, shows a Finnish building style. It also uses strong dovetail joints to connect the hemlock logs. Finnish immigrants Matt Johnson and John Kivekoa built this home, which is sometimes called the "Knox House."

Lidice Memorial: Remembering a Village

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| class="adr" | Sokol Park, Ash and Fifield Sts.
45°41′44″N 90°24′27″W / 45.695556°N 90.4075°W / 45.695556; -90.4075 (Lidice Memorial)

| class="note" | This 1944 Modernist sculpture in a city with a large Czech-Slovak population commemorates the Nazis' 1942 destruction of Lidice, Czechoslovakia. In Sokol Park, you'll find this modern sculpture from 1944. It honors the village of Lidice in Czechoslovakia, which was tragically destroyed during World War II. Phillips has many people of Czech and Slovak heritage, making this memorial very meaningful to the community.

Park Falls Post Office: A Government Building with Art

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| class="adr" | 109 First St. N
45°56′09″N 90°26′53″W / 45.935833°N 90.448056°W / 45.935833; -90.448056 (Park Falls Post Office)

| class="note" | 3-story Neoclassical red-brick-and-limestone office built by the PWA in 1936 to house the post office and the headquarters of the Chequamegon National Forest. The lobby contains a WPA mural by John Watrous entitled "Lumberjack Fight on the Flambeau River." This three-story building, built in 1936, served as both the post office and the main office for the Chequamegon National Forest. Inside, you can see a cool mural called "Lumberjack Fight on the Flambeau River." It was painted by John Watrous as part of a government program to create jobs during the Great Depression.

Phillips High School: A School with History

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| class="adr" | 300 Cherry St.
45°41′22″N 90°24′01″W / 45.689444°N 90.400278°W / 45.689444; -90.400278 (Phillips High School)

| class="note" | Romanesque and eclectic-styled brick school designed by Henry Wildhagen and built in 1909 and expanded by the PWA in 1937. The old Phillips High School, built in 1909, is a beautiful brick building with a unique style. It was expanded in 1937, also with help from a government program. Imagine all the students who walked these halls over the years!

Prentice Co-operative Creamery Company: From Hides to Dairy

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| class="adr" | 700 Main St.
45°32′48″N 90°17′26″W / 45.546667°N 90.290556°W / 45.546667; -90.290556 (Prentice Co-operative Creamery Company)

| class="note" | Built in 1906 as a hide house for the U.S. Leather Company, the building housed the Prentice Cooperative Creamery Company from 1915 into the 1940s. This building, constructed in 1906, has an interesting past. It started as a place to store animal hides for a leather company. Later, from 1915 into the 1940s, it became the Prentice Co-operative Creamery Company, where dairy products were made.

Round Lake Logging Dam: Moving Logs Downriver

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| class="adr" | NE of Fifield
45°55′33″N 90°04′45″W / 45.925833°N 90.079167°W / 45.925833; -90.079167 (Round Lake Logging Dam)

| class="note" | Log-sluicing and flushing dam built in 1878, carefully restored. Built in 1878, this dam was super important for the logging industry. It helped control the water to "sluice" or float logs down the river to sawmills. It has been carefully restored so we can still see how it worked.

Wisconsin Concrete Park: Art in the Outdoors

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| class="adr" | WI 13 S.
45°40′15″N 90°23′19″W / 45.670833°N 90.388611°W / 45.670833; -90.388611 (Wisconsin Concrete Park)

| class="note" | A garden of rustic sculptures, created between 1950 and 1964 by Fred Smith - lumberjack, barkeep, and self-taught artist. Get ready for some unique art! The Wisconsin Concrete Park is a garden filled with amazing sculptures. A self-taught artist named Fred Smith, who was also a lumberjack, created these artworks between 1950 and 1964. It's a truly special outdoor gallery.

Places No Longer on the List

Sometimes, a historic place might be removed from the National Register. This usually happens if the building is changed too much or is destroyed.

Bloom's Tavern, Store and House: A Lost Landmark