Water Street Commercial Historic District (Shullsburg, Wisconsin)

Water Street Commercial Historic District
Location Roughly Water St. from Judgement to Kennedy Sts. and Gratiot St. from Water to Church Sts., Shullsburg, Wisconsin
Coordinates 42°34′32″N 90°14′20″W / 42.575556°N 90.238889°W / 42.575556; -90.238889Coordinates: 42°34′32″N 90°14′20″W / 42.575556°N 90.238889°W / 42.575556; -90.238889
Area 7 acres (2.8 ha)
Architect Gratiot, C.C.
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate, Romanesque
NRHP reference # 90000998[1]
Added to NRHP June 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]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "City Hotel". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  3. ↑ "Brewster House Hotel". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  4. ↑ "Centenary Methodist-Primitive Methodist Church". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  5. ↑ "Copeland Opera House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  6. ↑ "Merchants Union Bank". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  7. ↑ "Williams Estate Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  8. ↑ "Frank Gerlach Saloon". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  9. ↑ "Gem Garage". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  10. ↑ Terry L. Shoptaugh; Diane H. Filipowicz (1980-06-08). "NRHP Registration: Water Street Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. With 33 photos.


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