Washington Avenue Historic District / Historic District Architecture

Washington Avenue Historic District / Historic District Architecture (HMKWJ)

Location: Cedarburg, WI 53012 Ozaukee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 17.709', W 87° 59.21'

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Washington Avenue Historic District
Even before Cedarburg incorporated in 1885, the community thrived with mills, shops, hotels, churches and residences, many of which remain in Cedarburg's commercial center as part of the Washington Avenue Historic District. The District is anchored on the south by St. Francis Borgia Catholic and on the north by the Woolen Mill, extending about five blocks and including over 100 properties. On January 17, 1986, the Washington Avenue Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Historic District Architecture
In the Washington Avenue Historic District, highly skilled masons constructed distinctive locally-quarried limestone and fieldstone buildings dating from the 1840's to the early twentieth century. The District's structures were designed in Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne and vernacular architectural styles, and many were the homes and businesses of early German and Irish settlers. The architecture of the Washington Avenue Historic District illustrates every period of Cedarburg's growth and development.
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HM NumberHMKWJ
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series
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Marker Number358
Year Placed1997
Placed ByState Historical Society of Wisconsin
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 2:41am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 419950 N 4794064
Decimal Degrees43.29515000, -87.98683333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 17.709', W 87° 59.21'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 17' 42.54" N, 87° 59' 12.60" W
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Area Code(s)262
Closest Postal AddressAt or near W62N539 Washington Ave, Cedarburg WI 53012, US
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