Delavan's Vitrified Brick Street

	Delavan's Vitrified Brick Street
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Delavan's Vitrified Brick Street
Location	Walworth Ave.; Delavan, Wisconsin
Coordinates	42°37′59″N88°38′46″W / 42.6330135°N 88.6461228°W
Built	1913
NRHP reference No.	96000234
Added to NRHP	March 7, 1996

Last updated September 22, 2023

A Vitrified Brick Street stretches across three blocks of Walworth Avenue and State Highway 11 in Delavan, Wisconsin.^[1] The entire street was built in 1913 at a cost of US$19,198.18(equivalent to $582,168 in 2022). Vitrified brick, formed from dense, and heavily fired clay, was used because it was water resistant and durable.^[2] The street would continue to be in use until 1996 when the roadbed was replaced. One third of the original bricks survived and continue to exist in the street today. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[3]^[4]

On the west end of the brick is Tower Park, where the historical marker is located. At the east end sits the Delavan Post Office. Various local business are located in between.^[5]

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References

↑ "Delavan's Vitrified Brick Street". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
↑ "Vitrified Brick". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
↑ "Delavan's Vitrified Brick Street". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
↑ "Delavan's Historic Brick Street Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
↑ "E Walworth Ave · Delavan, WI 53115". E Walworth Ave · Delavan, WI 53115. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

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[1] "Delavan's Vitrified Brick Street". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved June 15, 2013.

[2] "Vitrified Brick". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved December 1, 2019.

[3] "Delavan's Vitrified Brick Street". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved June 15, 2013.

[4] "Delavan's Historic Brick Street Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

[5] "E Walworth Ave · Delavan, WI 53115". E Walworth Ave · Delavan, WI 53115. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

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