National or State Registers Record
Roughly bounded by Washington St., Center Ave., Court St., Franklin St., and Monterey Park
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Old Fourth Ward Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 90000789 |
| Location (Address): | Roughly bounded by Washington St., Center Ave., Court St., Franklin St., and Monterey Park |
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| County: | Rock |
| City/Village: | Janesville |
| Township: |
| Settled between the 1850s and the 1890s, the Old Fourth Ward Historic District, located southwest of Janesville's downtown commercial district, contains more than 1,000 buildings in the relatively dense working class residential neighborhood. Small to medium sized structures are good examples of vernacular architecture. |
| Period of Significance: | 1840-1930 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Social History |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Single Dwelling |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Multiple Dwelling |
| Historic Use: | Education: School |
| Historic Use: | Religion: Religious Facility |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Architectural Style: | Other |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Law,Law |
| Architect: | & Potter |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 05/30/1990 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 02/07/1990 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 1100 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 1 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 1 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |