Astor Fur Warehouse

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Astor Fur Warehouse
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Location:	Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Coordinates:	43°3′17.96″N 91°9′36.33″W / 43.0549889, -91.1600917Coordinates: 43°3′17.96″N 91°9′36.33″W / 43.0549889, -91.1600917
Built/Founded:	1828
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	No Style Listed
Designated as NHL:	October 09, 1960[1]
Added to NRHP:	October 15, 1966[2]
NRHP Reference#:	66000800
Governing body:	State

Astor Fur Warehouse, built in 1828, in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, is a site significant for its use by the fur company. It is the only known surviving fur trade warehouse in the upper Mississippi valley.^[3]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.^[1][3]

It is located at Bolvin and Water Streets, on St. Feriole Island. It was flooded in 2001.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Astor Fur Warehouse. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
3. ^ ^{a b} Blanche Higgins Schroer (December 9, 1984), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Astor Fur Warehouse / American Fur Company WarehousePDF (504 KiB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 4 photos, exterior and interior, from 1936, 1975, and undated.PDF (429 KiB)

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