National or State Registers Record
Both sides of streets bordering the Public Sq. and Rock St.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Cooksville Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 73000254 |
| Location (Address): | Both sides of streets bordering the Public Sq. and Rock St. |
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| County: | Rock |
| City/Village: | |
| Township: | Porter |
| Settled by Yankees in the 1840s and 1850s and platted around a village green like a New England village, this well-preserved community remains unspoiled and uniquely charming. The district, located at the corner of Hwy 138 and Hwy 59, includes 35 mostly brick dwellings in Greek and Gothic Revival styles, as well as a store, two churches, a school, a mill site, a cheese factory, a brickyard, and several outbuildings. |
| Period of Significance: | 1842-1896 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Community Planning And Development |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Single Dwelling |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
| Architectural Style: | Gothic Revival |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 10/25/1973 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 10 |
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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 |