National or State Registers Record
103, 107, 111, 115 Merrill Ave.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Merrill Avenue Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 93000028 |
| Location (Address): | 103, 107, 111, 115 Merrill Ave. |
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| County: | Rock |
| City/Village: | Beloit |
| Township: |
| Known locally as Brasstown Cottages, these four houses are a concentrated example of the more than 130 workers cottages that were constructed during the industrialization of Beloit. Built in 1891 and uniform and simple in design, these one-story, side-gabled vernacular dwellings were built with clapboard siding on limestone foundation. |
| Period of Significance: | 1891-1942 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Social History |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Single Dwelling |
| Architectural Style: | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| Architectural Style: | Other |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 02/19/1993 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 12/11/1992 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 4 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Buildings: | 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 |