National or State Registers Record
Roughly Main St. from Sherman Ave. to S. 3rd St.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Main Street Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 84003683 |
| Location (Address): | Roughly Main St. from Sherman Ave. to S. 3rd St. |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City/Village: | Fort Atkinson |
| Township: |
| Constructed between 1858 and 1934 of local cream brick, this district includes 60 two-story commercial buildings in vernacular forms. The center of commerce since settlement on the 1830s, the district has imposing 19th century commercial blocks on many of the street corners. It also includes a large stone bank in Classical style and a smaller Art Moderne bank, as well as the large Neo-Classical municipal building. |
| Period of Significance: | 1858-1934 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Commerce |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Business |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Financial Institution |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Warehouse |
| Architectural Style: | Moderne |
| Architectural Style: | Late Victorian |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Multiple |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 06/07/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 51 |
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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 |