Sherman Avenue Historic District

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Sherman Avenue Historic District
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A house within the district, October 2014
LocationSherman Avenue, roughly between North Brearly Street and Marston Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Area18 acres (7.3 ha)
NRHP reference No. 88000216 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 22, 1988

The Sherman Avenue Historic District is a historic district in central Madison, Wisconsin, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). [1]

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Description

As its name indicates, the district runs along Sherman Avenue, beginning at Brearly Street on the southwest (a cross street which is also the southern end of Sherman Avenue) running northeast to Marston Avenue (which runs southeast from Sherman Avenue). Located within the district is the Louis Hirsig House, a historic residence that is also listed individually on the NRHP. [2]

The district was listed on the NRHP March 22, 1988 and on the State Register of Historic Places the following year. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "1010 SHERMAN AVE". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  3. "Sherman Ave. roughly between Marston Ave. and N. Brearly St". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved 2018-05-29.

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