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 Main Street Commercial Historic District - Platteville, WI
N 42° 44.047 W 090° 28.700
15T E 706426 N 4734373
Platteville was settled in 1935. Platteville was patterned after English villages with narrow streets, thin lots and a village square.
Waymark Code: WM5JJC
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 01/13/2009
Views: 7
The marker reads:
"MAIN STREET COMMERCIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT PLATTEVILLE
Settled in response to the discovery of lead ore in the area, the original village of Platteville was platted in 1835. Designed around existing miners' diggings and lead ore smelters, Platteville was patterned after English villages with narrow streets, thin lots and a village square. Platteville's Main Street Commercial Historic District encompasses the early Second Street commercial area established in the 1840s and the Main Street area where development occurred in the 1850s.
The Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 and consists of more than 60 historic commercial, religious, social, governmental and industrial buildings. The majority exhibit the Italianate style of architecture, but the Federal, Romanesque, Queen Anne, Classical and Mediterranean styles arealso represented in the district. This City Park continues to function as a public square and green space in the heart of Platteville as designed in the original plan of 1835."
Street address:
Roughly bounded by Chestnut, Furnace, Bonson, Mineral, Oak, and Pine
Platteville, WI USA
53818
County / Borough / Parish: Grant
Year listed: 1990
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering: Architect, builder, or engineer: Law,Law & Potter, Et al.: Style: Federal, Italianate, Romanesque
Periods of significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Social: Manufacturing Facility, Park, Post Office, Specialty Store
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Social: Manufacturing Facility, Park, Post Office, Specialty Store
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.
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