Cedarburg in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Washington Avenue Historic District ⎯⎯⎯ Historic District Architecture
Photographed by Paul F
1. Washington Avenue Historic District Marker
Inscription.
Washington Avenue Historic District, also, Historic District Architecture. .
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 Cedarburgs commercial center as part of the Washington Avenue Historic District. The District is anchored on the south by St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church 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 1840s to the early twentieth century. The Districts 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 Cedarburgs growth and development.
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 Cedarburgs commercial center as part of the Washington Avenue Historic District. The District is anchored on the south by St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church 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 1840s to the early twentieth century. The Districts 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 Cedarburgs growth and development.
Erected 1997 by State Historical Society of Wisconsin. (Marker Number 358.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1845.
Location. 43° 17.709′ N, 87° 59.21′ W. Marker is in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, in Ozaukee County. It is at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Mill Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 536 Washington Avenue, Cedarburg WI 53012, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin
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and in Greater Milwaukee. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
3. Washington Avenue Historic District / Historic District Architecture Marker
Updated photo of location of marker.
Photographed by Paul F, July 2, 2009
4. Washington Avenue Historic District / Historic District Architecture Marker
Looking north up Washington Avenue from corner of Washington and Mill.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,290 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on April 11, 2020, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. 3. submitted on August 18, 2012, by Melinda Roberts of De Pere, United States. 4. submitted on May 28, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
