National or State Registers Record
W. 2nd St. from Ellis Ave. to 6th Ave.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | West Second Street Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 84003619 |
| Location (Address): | W. 2nd St. from Ellis Ave. to 6th Ave. |
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| County: | Ashland |
| City/Village: | Ashland |
| Township: |
| Located along Ashland's primary commercial street and running parallel with the Lake Superior shoreline, this five-block commercial district contains 45 historic buildings constructed primarily of brick and brownstone between 1884 and 1937 in Richardsonian Romanesque, Neo-Classical Revival, Art Decom and Italianate styles. |
| Period of Significance: | 1884-1937 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Commerce |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Business |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Financial Institution |
| Historic Use: | Government: City Hall |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque |
| Architectural Style: | Classical Revival |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Multiple |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 02/02/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 45 |
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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 |