National Register of Historic Places

Kane Street Historic District

Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin
Listed
July 24, 2014
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
14000452

About this property

The Kane Street Historic District is a residential historic district in central Burlington, Wisconsin. The district includes 158 buildings, 137 of which are considered contributing buildings to its historic character, and a statue of Abraham Lincoln. Development in the district began in the 1840s shortly after Burlington was settled and continued through the mid-twentieth century, though construction peaked in the decades after the Wisconsin Central Railroad opened a station in Burlington in 1884. Many of the homes in the district belonged to Burlington's most influential residents, including merchant Ephraim Perkins, the Meinhardt banking family, and Louis H. Rohr, owner of the Wisconsin Condensed Milk Company. The district includes examples of most of the popular American architectural styles of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its earliest homes have Greek Revival, Italianate, and gabled ell vernacular designs. The Queen Anne style was popular during the district's building boom, and 54 of its houses utilize the style. Early twentieth century styles are also well-represented in the district, including American Foursquare, bungalow, Colonial Revival, Dutch Colonial, and Tudor Revival. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 25, 2014. The 1882 Meinhardt House, a large Queen Anne home in the district, burned down in November 2024.

Location

Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Questions about this property

When was Kane Street Historic District listed on the National Register?

Kane Street Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 2014.

What type of historic resource is Kane Street Historic District?

Kane Street Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Kane Street Historic District?

The period of significance for Kane Street Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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