National or State Registers Record
Roughly bounded by Broadway, Grand Ave., Clinton and South Sts.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Downtown Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 83004331 |
| Location (Address): | Roughly bounded by Broadway, Grand Ave., Clinton and South Sts. |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City/Village: | Waukesha |
| Township: |
| This district has been the commercial center of Waukesha since the mid-19th century. It includes 33 stores, offices and hotel constructed between 1857 and 1930 in Italianate, Queen Anne, and Classical Revival styles. Located west of Five Points in Waukesha, the district includes South Street, West Main Street, Broadway, Clinton Street, and Grand Avenue, representing the historic commercial development of the city. |
| Period of Significance: | 1857-1930 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Commerce |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Single Dwelling |
| Historic Use: | Industry/Processing/Extraction: Manufacturing Facility |
| Architectural Style: | Late Victorian |
| 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: | 10/28/1983 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 33 |
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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 |