Cedarburg in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Washington Avenue Historic District
⎯⎯⎯
Historic District Architecture

Washington Avenue Historic District Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul F

1. Washington Avenue Historic District Marker

Inscription. 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 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 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.

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

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

and in Greater Milwaukee.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cedarburg Cultural Center Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The History of the Boerner Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cedarburg Mill (about 600 feet away); The History of the Hilgen-Schroeder Mill Store (about 600 feet away); Origin of Cedar Creek / Mills on the Creek (approx. 0.2 miles away); The First 100 Years (approx. 0.2 miles away); Interurban Bridge / Riding the Interurban (approx. ¼ mile away); Liberty Tree Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cedarburg.

Historic District Architecture Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul F

2. Historic District Architecture Marker

Washington Avenue Historic District / Historic District Architecture Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Melinda Roberts, August 17, 2012

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 1,305 times since then and 53 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.

Washington Avenue Historic District⎯⎯⎯Historic District Architecture

Washington Avenue Historic District
⎯⎯⎯
Historic District Architecture