Nathan Strong Park Historic District

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Nathan Strong Park Historic District
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A portion of the district.
LocationRoughly bounded by N. Wisconsin, E. Moore, N. Swetting and E. Huron Sts., Berlin, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°58′13″N88°56′35″W / 43.9702°N 88.94295°W / 43.9702; -88.94295
Area46 acres (19 ha)
NRHP reference No. 05000423 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 2005

The Nathan Strong Park Historic District is located in Berlin, Wisconsin. [2]

Description

The district is a residential neighborhood surrounding a city park named for Berlin's founder, with houses in a variety of styles including the 1849 Gothic Revival Ayers house, [3] the 1854 Greek Revival Ward house, [4] the 1858 Italianate Benham house, [5] the 1881 Second Empire Rounds house, [6] the 1881 Queen Anne Williams house, [7] the 1898 Stick/Gothic style Union Church, [8] the 1911 Neoclassical Hitchcock house, [9] the 1911 Talbot bungalow, [10] the 1915 Craftsman Safford house, [11] the 1930 Tudor Revival Kreuter House, [12] and the 1940 French Provincial Voeltner House. [13] [14]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Nathan Strong Park Historic District". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  3. "John Ayers". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  4. "Horatio and Harriet Ward". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  5. "Sarah and DeWitt C. Benham House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  6. "Gilbert Rounds House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  7. "William D. Williams House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  8. "Union Church". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  9. "Hitchcock House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  10. "Fletcher B. Talcott House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  11. "M. Safford House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  12. "A.A. Kreuter House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  13. "August Voeltner House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  14. Heggland, Timothy F. (September 21, 2005). "Nathan Strong Park Historic District". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved December 7, 2015.