Main Street Commercial Historic District (Reedsburg, Wisconsin)

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Main Street Commercial Historic District
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LocationRoughly bounded by N. Park, S. Park, N. Walnut, and S. Walnut Sts. on Main St., Reedsburg, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°31′57″N90°0′25″W / 43.53250°N 90.00694°W / 43.53250; -90.00694
Built1874
Architectural style Late Victorian
MPS Reedsburg MRA
NRHP reference No. 84000654
Added to NRHPDecember 26, 1984 [1]

Main Street Commercial Historic District is a historic district in Reedsburg, Wisconsin that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1] It was listed alongside the Park Street Historic District. The district consists of 21 commercial buildings. Eighteen of the buildings are brick and three are of stone construction. [2]

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History

Early history

Main Street began as "Shanty Row", consisting of five tamarack shanties built in 1850. [3] Over the next 10 years, the shanties were either destroyed or removed, and Main Street took their place. The Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) arrived in 1872, bringing with it many businesses and industries. [4] One of the most important was the Reedsburg Woolen Mill, which was built in 1882 along the Baraboo River.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Wisconsin Historical Society District Survey: Main Street Commercial District". National Park Service. April 30, 1984. Retrieved January 22, 2017. with 17 photos from 1984 (see photo location key page 11 of text document)
  3. The History of Sauk County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1880. p.  556.
  4. Sesquicentennial History Committee (1997). Reedsburg Remembers 150 Years: A History of Reedsburg, Wisconsin 1848–1998. Chelsea, MI: BookCrafters. pp. 31–32.