Central Park Historic District (Two Rivers, Wisconsin)

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Central Park Historic District
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A portion of the district.
LocationRoughly bounded by 19th St., Adams St., 16th St. and Jefferson St., Two Rivers, Wisconsin
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
NRHP reference No. 00001069 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 2000

The Central Park Historic District is located in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.

History

The district is old business district of Two Rivers, with notable buildings including the Greek Revival/Italianate Washington House Hotel built 1850/1870/1904, [2] the 1880 Italianate Richter block, [3] the 1889 Gothic Revival St. John's Lutheran Church, [4] the 1899 Classical Revival Schroeder Block, [5] the 1900 Civil War Soldiers' Monument, [6] the 1905 Romanesque Revival Hamilton School, [7] the 1906 Neoclassical Napieczinski saloon, [8] the 1907 Queen Anne Stephany block, [9] the 1925/37 Art Deco Beduhn/Goetz Furniture Store/funeral parlor, [10] and the 1931 Tudor Revival Hamilton Community House. [11] [12] It includes works by Christ H. Tegen and Van Ryn & DeGelleke.

In 2000, it was added to the State and the National Register of Historic Places. [13]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Washington House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  3. "Richter Block". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  4. "Evangelical Lutheran St. Johannes Kirche". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  5. "Schroeder Block". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  6. "Soldiers' Monument". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  7. "Hamilton School". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  8. "Napieczinski Block". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  9. "Stephany Block". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  10. "Beduhn and Goetz Funeral Parlor/Beduhn Block". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  11. "Hamilton Community Center". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  12. Cartwright, Carol Lohry (1998-10-01). "Central Park Historic District". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
  13. "Roughly bounded by 19th St., Adams St., 16th St. Jefferson St". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-04-22.