Water Street Commercial Historic District (Shullsburg, Wisconsin)

Water Street Commercial Historic District
Water Street Commercial Historic District (Shullsburg, Wisconsin) is located in Wisconsin
Water Street Commercial Historic District (Shullsburg, Wisconsin)
Water Street Commercial Historic District (Shullsburg, Wisconsin) is located in the United States
Water Street Commercial Historic District (Shullsburg, Wisconsin)
LocationRoughly Water St. from Judgement to Kennedy Sts. and Gratiot St. from Water to Church Sts., Shullsburg, Wisconsin
Coordinates42°34′32″N 90°14′20″W / 42.575556°N 90.238889°W / 42.575556; -90.238889
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
ArchitectGratiot, C.C.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.90000998[1]
Added to NRHPJune 28, 1990

The Water Street Commercial Historic District in Shullsburg in Lafayette County, Wisconsin is a 7 acres (2.8 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It included 34 contributing buildings.[1]

It includes Shullsburg's downtown, both now and during early lead-mining. Properties include the 1847/78/84 City Hotel,[2] the 1855/1886 Brewster House Hotel,[3] the 1867 Greek Revival Methodist Episcopal Church,[4] 1882 Copeland Opera House,[5] the 1884 Italianate Merchants Union Bank,[6] the 1884 Gothic Revival/eclectic Williams Estate Building,[7] the 1903 Gerlach Saloon,[8] and the 1920 20th Century Commercial-styled Gem Garage.[9][10]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "City Hotel". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  3. ^ "Brewster House Hotel". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "Centenary Methodist-Primitive Methodist Church". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "Copeland Opera House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "Merchants Union Bank". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  7. ^ "Williams Estate Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  8. ^ "Frank Gerlach Saloon". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  9. ^ "Gem Garage". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  10. ^ Terry L. Shoptaugh; Diane H. Filipowicz (June 8, 1980). "NRHP Registration: Water Street Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. With 33 photos.