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INTRODUCTION
     A community, no matter how simple or complex it may be, is a
monument to the men and women who made it. They have left their
marks through their architecture and through their acts. Our sense
of perspective and understanding of current problems is based on
this monument. The potential of preserving that sense of perspec-
tive has been acknowledged by the United States Congress with
several Historic Preservation Acts. The 1966 National Historic
Preservation Act substantially broadened the pre-existing National
Register of Historic Places to include sites of local and state
significance, and established a grant-in-aid program for sites on
the Register. As a result, several states have undertaken statewide
surveys.
     In 1977 the Wisconsin Historic Preservation Act was passed and
the State Historical Society continued their survey, recording sites
which may be eligible for nomination to the National Register.
Nomination can occur in any of four categories: sites, objects,
structures or districts. The elements which make a place eligible
for nomination are as follows:
               - Historical Significance-National, Local
               - Architectural Significance
               - Work of a Master
               - Method of Construction
               - Relatedness of Parts