Washington Avenue Historic District (Cedarburg, Wisconsin)

Washington Avenue Historic District
Washington House Inn
Washington Avenue Historic District (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) is located in Wisconsin
Washington Avenue Historic District (Cedarburg, Wisconsin)
Washington Avenue Historic District (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) is located in the United States
Washington Avenue Historic District (Cedarburg, Wisconsin)
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Interactive map showing the location of Washington Avenue Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Elm St., Cedar Creek, Hamilton Rd., and Washington Ave., Cedarburg, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°18′1″N 87°59′16″W / 43.30028°N 87.98778°W / 43.30028; -87.98778
Area28 acres (11 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne style architecture in the United States. Many buildings are in the Commercial Vernacular style.
NRHP reference No.86000218[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 17, 1986

Washington Avenue Historic District is the historic center of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, the location of the early industry and commerce that was key to the community's development. The historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1986.[2][1]

The district has 80 contributing buildings and one contributing structure in a 28 acres (11 ha) area. Many of the buildings in this district that were built between the 1840s and the early 1900s were built out of locally mined limestone and fieldstone. Of these buildings, many are in vernacular style, but three other architectural styles are represented: Greek Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne.[2][3]

The district includes the Hilgen and Wittenberg Woolen Mills and Cedarburg Mill, which are listed separately on the NRHP.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Charles Causier; Dorathy Steele (February 6, 1985). "NRHP Inventory/Nomination: Washington Avenue Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 15, 2017. With 18 photos
  3. ^ "Washington Avenue Historic District - Wisconsin Historical Markers on". Waymarking.com. Retrieved May 4, 2022.