National or State Registers Record
Roughly bounded by Chestnut, Furnace, Bonson, Mineral, Oak, and Pine
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Main Street Commercial Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 90000377 |
| Location (Address): | Roughly bounded by Chestnut, Furnace, Bonson, Mineral, Oak, and Pine |
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| County: | Grant |
| City/Village: | Platteville |
| Township: |
| Comprised of all the significant commercial and civic buildings, several residential properties, one church and a few industrial buildings, the district includes 60 structures built between 1848 and 1930 and the original village square park. The two- and three story buildings include Italianate, Second Empire, Romanesque, Queen Anne, various revival architectural styles and commercial vernacular forms. |
| Period of Significance: | 1848-1930 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Commerce |
| Area of Significance: | Entertainment/Recreation |
| Area of Significance: | Industry |
| Area of Significance: | Politics/Government |
| Area of Significance: | Social History |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Specialty Store |
| Historic Use: | Government: Post Office |
| Historic Use: | Industry/Processing/Extraction: Manufacturing Facility |
| Historic Use: | Landscape: Park |
| Architectural Style: | Federal |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Law,Law & Potter |
| Architect: | Et al. |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 03/09/1990 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 59 |
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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 |