National or State Registers Record
Roughly bounded by Wall, River, Court, and Academy Sts.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | West Milwaukee Street Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 90000790 |
| Location (Address): | Roughly bounded by Wall, River, Court, and Academy Sts. |
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| County: | Rock |
| City/Village: | Janesville |
| Township: |
| Including 54 historic buildings, this district consists of groups of commercial buildings on West Milwaukee Street. Constructed of brick between 1855 and 1938, these mostly two-story buildings are designed in Italianate, Queen Anne, Neo-Classical, and commercial vernacular styles. Developed to serve residents on the west side of the Rock River, the area includes two churches. |
| Period of Significance: | 1855-1938 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Commerce |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Hotel |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Specialty Store |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Department Store |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Restaurant |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Architectural Style: | Other |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Foster,William D. |
| Architect: | Simon,Louis A. |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| Historic Status: | Additional Documentation |
| National Register Listing Date: | 05/17/1990 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 02/19/1990 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 54 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 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 |