For Immediate Release

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

June 17, 2019

Green Bay Downtown Historic District Listed in National Register of Historic Places

Green Bay, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the Green Bay Downtown Historic District in Green Bay, Brown 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 Green Bay Downtown Historic District coincides with the historic core of Green Bay, the heart of civic, social and commercial expansion, and reflects the period of development and growth from 1870 through 1969.  The district exemplifies the historic development of the city and contains a sizable and important collection of buildings related to regional government, social institutions, entertainment, and commerce.  The district also has a strong collection of buildings representing many of the popular architectural styles of various periods.  The Beaux Arts style courthouse and the Neoclassical style library are among the buildings that anchor the district in the distinctive styles popular for public institutions.  The examples of Tudor Revival, Mediterranean Revival and Art Deco styles, reflect a more lighthearted and exuberant approach to social and commercial architecture.  The historic district, with its cohesive collection of buildings, served and continues to serve as the nucleus of civic, social and commercial activity in Green Bay.  

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 the 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 wisconsinhistory.org.

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