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Broadway, Ridgeway Blvd., Morris, Fulton, Franklin, Cass, Front, and Wisconsin Sts.

National or State Register of Historic Places
Broadway, Ridgeway Blvd., Morris, Fulton, Franklin, Cass, Front, and Wisconsin Sts. | National or State Registers Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:North Broadway Street Historic District
Reference Number:83003368
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):Broadway, Ridgeway Blvd., Morris, Fulton, Franklin, Cass, Front, and Wisconsin Sts.
County:Brown
City/Village:De Pere
Township:
SUMMARY
North Broadway Street Historic District
Broadway, Ridgeway Blvd., Morris, Fulton, Franklin, Cass, Front, and Wisconsin Streets, De Pere, Brown County
Period of Construction: 1836-1923

Early settlers of the area took advantage of the hydroelectric power of the Rapides des Pere, which fueled the local economy beginning in the early-1800s. Sawing and turning the local pine, birch, maple, and hemlock forests into lumber and woodenware, forging steel, and later processing pulp into the region’s paper products and local fisheries contributed to the growth of the community.

It was in 1836 that the first building in the district was built. The five block area north of the De Pere business district and parallel to the Fox River has been one of the community’s premier residential neighborhoods, home to many of it important early settlers and community leaders. The buildings within the district are varied, with vernacular form homes interspersed among more high style designs, including Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, and Queen Anne style homes.

The homes in the district are private residences. Please respect the rights and privacy of the residents.

PROPERTY FEATURES
Period of Significance:1836-1923
Area of Significance:Architecture
Area of Significance:Commerce
Area of Significance:Industry
Area of Significance:Politics/Government
Applicable Criteria:Person
Applicable Criteria:Architecture/Engineering
Historic Use:Domestic: Single Dwelling
Historic Use:Commerce/Trade: Business
Architectural Style:Late Victorian
Architectural Style:Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Resource Type:District
Architect:multiple
DESIGNATIONS
Historic Status:Listed in the National Register
Historic Status:Listed in the State Register
National Register Listing Date:09/08/1983
State Register Listing Date:01/01/1989
NUMBER OF RESOURCES WITHIN PROPERTY
Number of Contributing Buildings:47
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
RECORD LOCATION
National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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