National or State Registers Record
W. Laflin and Garfield Aves.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Laflin Avenue Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 83004343 |
| Location (Address): | W. Laflin and Garfield Aves. |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City/Village: | Waukesha |
| Township: |
| This district is on the grounds of and associated with the Fountain Springs House (demolished 1957), once the largest resort hotel in the Midwest and symbol of Waukesha's "Springs Era." These 15 distinctive and picturesque residences in Queen Anne and Classical Revival style were built between 1880 and 1915. The Sinsel House at 149 West Laflin Avenue was home to the superintendent of the resort. |
| Period of Significance: | 1880-1926 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Commerce |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Single Dwelling |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Hotel |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Architectural Style: | Classical Revival |
| 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: | 15 |
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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 |