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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Taylor County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Taylor County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a map.

There are 8 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 J. W. Benn Building
J. W. Benn Building
December 22, 1983
(#83004320)
202-204 S. Main St.
45°08′14″N 90°20′37″W / 45.137222°N 90.343611°W / 45.137222; -90.343611 (J. W. Benn Building)
Medford This 1912 Beaux-Arts building housed the post office until the 1930s, then Gruener's Bakery, and now Damm Accounting.
2 Big Indian Farms
Big Indian Farms
July 11, 1988
(#87001827)
Address Restricted
Perkinstown About 100 "stray band" Potawatomi, Chippewa and others lived at this remote site from 1896 to 1908. Includes burials and dance ring.
3 Jump River Town Hall
Jump River Town Hall
March 28, 1974
(#74000127)
S of WI 73 on Bridge Dr.
45°21′07″N 90°48′10″W / 45.351944°N 90.802778°W / 45.351944; -90.802778 (Jump River Town Hall)
Jump River 1915 example of Prairie School architecture, designed by Purcell & Elmslie to suggest a logging camp building, or possibly a wannigan.
4 Medford Free Public Library
Medford Free Public Library
April 1, 1993
(#93000259)
104 E. Perkins St.
45°08′02″N 90°20′30″W / 45.133889°N 90.341667°W / 45.133889; -90.341667 (Medford Free Public Library)
Medford This Carnegie library was designed in Prairie School style by Wausau architect Hans Liebert and built in 1916.
5 Medford Post Office
Medford Post Office
October 24, 2000
(#00001244)
304 S. Main St.
45°08′11″N 90°20′36″W / 45.136389°N 90.343333°W / 45.136389; -90.343333 (Medford Post Office)
Medford The Colonial Revival-styled post office was built in 1937. It is now used by other businesses.
6 Mondeaux Dam Recreation Area
Mondeaux Dam Recreation Area
August 21, 1984
(#84003784)
Roughly bounded by Mondeaux River and Forest Rd.
45°20′01″N 90°27′03″W / 45.333611°N 90.450833°W / 45.333611; -90.450833 (Mondeaux Dam Recreation Area)
Westboro Flowage, campgrounds, and lodge, built by the WPA and CCCs from 1936 to 1938.
7 Historic St. Ann's Catholic Church and Cemetery
Historic St. Ann's Catholic Church and Cemetery
December 14, 1995
(#95001455)
W3963 Brehm Ave.
45°16′50″N 90°15′02″W / 45.280556°N 90.250556°W / 45.280556; -90.250556 (Historic St. Ann's Catholic Church and Cemetery)
Town of Greenwood Classic wooden Gothic Revival church built in 1888, at a rural crossroads a few miles east of Chelsea.
8 Taylor County Courthouse
Taylor County Courthouse
May 14, 1980
(#80000198)
224 S. 2nd, Courthouse Sq.
45°08′15″N 90°20′31″W / 45.1375°N 90.341944°W / 45.1375; -90.341944 (Taylor County Courthouse)
Medford Classical Revival courthouse with metal clock dome designed by B. Mehner and built in 1913.
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