Roughly Gale Ave., Main and Davis Sts. | National or State Registers Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Roughly Gale Ave., Main and Davis Sts.

National or State Register of Historic Places
Roughly Gale Ave., Main and Davis Sts. | National or State Registers Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Downtown Historic District
Reference Number:84003791
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):Roughly Gale Ave., Main and Davis Sts.
County:Trempealeau
City/Village:Galesville
Township:
SUMMARY
Eighteen vernacular form commercial buildings constructed between 1875 and 1934 around the Public Square and extending along Gale Avenue comprise this district. These two-story buildings of red brick encompass the heart of Galesville's commercial activity which was intimately connected to the prosperous flour mills located only a block away.
PROPERTY FEATURES
Period of Significance:1875-1934
Area of Significance:Architecture
Area of Significance:Commerce
Applicable Criteria:Event
Applicable Criteria:Architecture/Engineering
Historic Use:Commerce/Trade: Business
Historic Use:Commerce/Trade: Professional
Historic Use:Landscape: Plaza
Architectural Style:Late Victorian
Architectural Style:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Resource Type:District
Architect:Multiple
DESIGNATIONS
Historic Status:Listed in the National Register
Historic Status:Listed in the State Register
National Register Listing Date:09/18/1984
State Register Listing Date:01/01/1989
NUMBER OF RESOURCES WITHIN PROPERTY
Number of Contributing Buildings:17
Number of Contributing Sites:1
Number of Contributing Structures:1
Number of Contributing Objects:0
Number of Non-Contributing Sites:1
Number of Non-Contributing Structures:1
Number of Non-Contributing Objects:0
RECORD LOCATION
National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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