National or State Registers Record
Main and Appleton Sts.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Main Street Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 88001629 |
| Location (Address): | Main and Appleton Sts. |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City/Village: | Menomonee Falls |
| Township: |
| Built between 1864 and 1921 on Main Street and Appleton Avenue, these two-story commercial and industrial structures near the Menomonee River show influences of popular architectural styles such as Italianate, Romanesque, Queen Anne and Neo-Classical. The district contains retail stores, hotels, a mill, and a reconstructed mill pond and dam. |
| Period of Significance: | 1864-1921 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Commerce |
| Area of Significance: | Industry |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Multiple Dwelling |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Business |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Financial Institution |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Specialty Store |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Department Store |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Restaurant |
| Historic Use: | Industry/Processing/Extraction: Manufacturing Facility |
| Architectural Style: | Late Victorian |
| Architectural Style: | Classical Revival |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | White,Martin F. |
| Architect: | Anderson,C.C. |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 09/21/1988 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 23 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 1 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Buildings: | 4 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 1 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |