National or State Registers Record
Roughly bounded by 10th, RR tracks, E. 2nd and W. 3rd Aves.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Exchange Square Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 84000724 |
| Location (Address): | Roughly bounded by 10th, RR tracks, E. 2nd and W. 3rd Aves. |
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| County: | Green |
| City/Village: | Brodhead |
| Township: |
| Characterized by two- and three-story structures, many sharing party walls, the district includes 19th century hotels, commercial blocks, opera houses, carriage works, blacksmith shops and a railroad depot all surrounding the original village square park (which now includes parking). Built between 1860 and 1930, the 35 historic buildings are in Italianate, Queen Anne, and Commercial Vernacular styles. |
| Period of Significance: | 1860-1930 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Commerce |
| Area of Significance: | Entertainment/Recreation |
| Area of Significance: | Social History |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Business |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Seeber,Christopher |
| Architect: | Kemp,Frank |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 11/15/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 35 |
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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 |