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Roughly bounded by Pleasant, Clary Sts., Wisconsin and E. Grand Aves.

Historic Name:
Near East Side Historic District
Reference Number:
83003419
Property Location:
Roughly bounded by Pleasant, Clary Sts., Wisconsin and E. Grand Aves.
County:
Rock
City/Village:
Beloit
Township:

Summary

This district includes the near east side residential district of 150 large-scale homes built between 1850 and 1932 in Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Prairie School styles that were home to Beloit's prominent citizens. The district also includes 17 buildings of the Beloit College campus, a group of effigy mounds on the campus, and the original public square, now called Horace White Park.

Property Details

Criteria
Event,Architecture/Engineering
Area Of Significance
Archeology/Prehistoric,Architecture,Education,Exploration/Settlement,Social History
Period of Significance
1850-1932
Architectural Style
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Architect
Multiple
Resource Type
District
Historic Use
Single Dwelling,College,Ceremonial Site,Mortuary

Resources Within The Property

Contributing Buildings
166
Contributing Sites
2
Contributing Structures
0
Contributing Objects
2
Non-Contributing Buildings
14
Non-Contributing Sites
0
Non-Contributing Structures
0
Non-Contributing Objects
0

Designations

Listed in the National Register
Jan 7, 1983
Listed in the State Register
Jan 1, 1989
Rock
County
Beloit
Community
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