Tripp Memorial Library and Hall

The Tripp Memorial Library and Hall is a historic building at 565 Water Street in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. The building was constructed in 1912–13 to serve as Prairie du Sac's public library and village hall; the library had previously occupied two rooms of a local hotel. J. Stephens Tripp, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and a public official in Prairie du Sac and neighboring Sauk City, donated the majority of the library's construction costs. Architect Joseph Dresen designed the Neoclassical building; the Milwaukee-based firm Ferry & Clas served as consulting architects. The two-story brick building's design includes brick pilasters with sandstone caps, a stone entrance surround topped by a plaque, and an iron cornice. The building was used as a library and the home of village government for several decades; it is now a local history museum.[2][3]

Tripp Memorial Library and Hall
Tripp Memorial Library and Hall is located in Wisconsin
Tripp Memorial Library and Hall
Location565 Water St., Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°17′29″N 89°43′17″W / 43.29139°N 89.72139°W / 43.29139; -89.72139 (Tripp Memorial Library and Hall)
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)-13
ArchitectJoseph Dresen; Ferry & Clas
Architectural styleNeoclassical
NRHP reference No.81000060[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 1981

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 14, 1981.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Gruber, John (June 27, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Tripp Memorial Library and Hall". National Archives Catalog. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "About". Tripp Heritage Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2023.