The East Third District Residential Historic District is located in Washburn, Wisconsin. It comprises 31 contributing homes built from 1885 through 1950 including Colonial Revival style, Queen Anne,

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, and

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History

Several houses in the district were constructed by

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for employees of a nearby plant of theirs in

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. Other structures in the district include a house originally built by the United States Forest Service to be used by the resident forest ranger for Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. The district was added to the State Register of Historic Places in 2013 and to the National Register of Historic Places the following year.

References

{{reflist Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Bayfield County, Wisconsin