For Immediate Release 

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe
kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org
608-261-9596

April 4, 2019

The Lincoln Boulevard Historic District Listed in the National Register of Historic Places

Manitowoc, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the Lincoln Boulevard Historic District in Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, in the National Register of Historic Places. National Register designation provides access to certain benefits, including qualification for grants and for rehabilitation income tax credits, while it does not restrict private property owners in the use of their property.

The district is significant for its exceptional collection of homes representing many of the best examples of Tudor Revival, French Provincial, and Colonial Revival-style houses in the city of Manitowoc. The buildings in the district reflect, in microcosm, the stylistic progression of residential architectural styles popular between the 1890s and the 1960s.  Construction in the district began in 1893, and homes were built along a beautiful, tree-lined boulevard at the north end of the city.  The high quality of design and the thoughtful care of homeowners reflect this neighborhood as a desirable place to live in Manitowoc.

The register is the official national list of historic properties in America deemed worthy of preservation and is maintained by the National Park Service in the U.S. Department of the Interior. The Wisconsin Historical Society administers the program within Wisconsin. It includes sites, buildings, structures, objects and districts that are significant in national, state or local history, architecture, archaeology, engineering or culture.

To learn more about the State and National Register programs in Wisconsin, visitwww.wisconsinhistory.org.

About Wisconsin Historical Society
The Wisconsin Historical Society, founded in 1846, ranks as one of the largest, most active and most diversified state historical societies in the nation. As both a state agency and a private membership organization, its mission is to help people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories. The Wisconsin Historical Society serves millions of people every year through a wide range of sites, programs and services. For more information, visit www.wisconsinhistory.org.

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