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Portage Industrial Waterfront Historic District
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A portion of the district.
Location Jct. of E. Mullet and Dodge Sts., Portage, Wisconsin
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1862 (1862)
NRHP reference No. 95000257
Added to NRHP March 17, 1995

The Portage Industrial Waterfront Historic District is located in Portage, Wisconsin.

Description

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

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