Namur Historic District

Namur Belgian-American District
Namur Historic District is located in Wisconsin
Namur Historic District
Namur Historic District is located in the United States
Namur Historic District
LocationNamur, Wisconsin
Coordinates44°44′3″N 87°39′59″W / 44.73417°N 87.66639°W / 44.73417; -87.66639
Area3,500 acres (1,400 ha)
ArchitectVaries
NRHP reference No.87002553
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 6, 1989[1]
Designated NHLDDecember 14, 1990[2]

The Namur Historic District, also known as the Namur Belgian-American District, is a historic district in southwestern Door County, Wisconsin.[3] The district includes the community of Namur and a rural landscape extending 3 miles (4.8 km) to its north. It contains one of the nation's highest concentrations of immigrant Belgian and Belgian-American culture, land use, and architecture. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1990.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Namur Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on April 3, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
  3. ^ Roughly bounded by CTH K, Brussels Rd., STH 57, Belgian Dr., and the Green Bay Rd., Wisconsin Historical Society, 2021