National or State Registers Record
Wisconsin
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Wisconsin Avenue Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 83004362 |
| Location (Address): | Wisconsin |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City/Village: | Waukesha |
| Township: |
| These four buildings near downtown provided accommodations for spring resort tourists and housing for prominent citizens: the 2-story Italianate Putney Cottage (1871) and 406 Wisconsin Avenue; Hadfield House, a large guest house moved to 402 Wisconsin Avenue in 1883; Showerman House (1900), a smaller guest house at 352 Wisconsin Avenue; and Street-Wait House (1880s), a private residence at 348 Wisconsin Avenue. |
| Period of Significance: | 1870-1917 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Single Dwelling |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Hotel |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| Architectural Style: | Second Empire |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 10/28/1983 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 4 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| 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 |