De Pere Lock and Dam Historic District

Fox R. at James St., De Pere, Wisconsin

Original lock built 1836; Modern lock built 1936

Photos

View Northwest, De Pere Dam

The deck truss and bascule bridge, shown here, has been replaced. The bridge is listed at our sister site, Historic Bridges of the United States.

Photo taken by Joseph Paskus, July 1995 for HAER

Map

Coordinates:
+44.44935, -88.06315
44°26'58" N, 88°03'47" W

Quadrangle map:
De Pere

Description

The De Pere Lock and Dam allows passage from Green Bay in Lake Michigan around rapids and into the Lower Fox River. The complex is the first link in a series of locks and dams that allows passage from De Pere to Menasha on the Lower Fox River Waterway System. From the documentation of the lock and dam, presented by the Historic American Engineering Record, 1995.

National Register information

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 7, 1993
Reference number: 93001331
Areas of significance: Transportation; Engineering
Level of significance: State
Evaluation criteria: A - Event; C - Design/Construction
Property type: District
Historic functions: Water-related; Single dwelling
Current function: Water-related
Period of significance: 1925-1949
Significant years: 1936; 1930
Number of properties: Contributing buildings: 2
Contributing structures: 3
Non-contributing buildings: 2

Update Log

October 28, 2018: New photos from J.R. Manning
September 15, 2010: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources

HAER WI-86 - DePere Lock & Dam
J.R. Manning - Lugnuts969 [at] gmail [dot] com
Fox River Navigational System Authority - DePere Lock page - Informational page about the DePere Lock from the FRNSA
National Register database - Reference number 93001331 (Search for documents)