National Register of Historic Places

Monroe Commercial District

Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin
Listed
May 5, 1982
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
82000671

About this property

The Monroe Commercial District in Monroe, Wisconsin is a 31.2 acres (12.6 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The district is roughly bounded by 15th and 18th Aves., 9th and 13th Streets. It included 78 contributing buildings. It includes the old downtown of Monroe, centered on the courthouse square. Includes the Monroe Planing Mill with its frame part built in the 1840s, the 1861 Romanesque Revival Universalist Church, the 1866 Green County House, the 1870 Italianate Jailhouse Tap, the 1872 Italianate Treat Block, the 1890 Queen Anne-styled Chenoweth Building, the 1904 Neoclassical Ludlow Memorial Library, and the 1931 Art Deco Goetz Theatre.

Location

Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin
42.60146, -89.63999

Categories

COMMERCEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Caradine Building
Industrial
0 mi
Green County Courthouse
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0 mi
White, F. F., Block
Industrial
0 mi
Freitag's Pure Oil Service Station
Industrial
0.1 mi
First Methodist Church
Industrial
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Pecatonica Battle / Battle of Horseshoe Bend
1832Early Republic
2.7 mi
Battle of Pecatonica (June 1832)
1832Early Republic
4.2 mi
Battle of Pecatonica (Horseshoe)
1832Early Republic
5.6 mi

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When was Monroe Commercial District listed on the National Register?

Monroe Commercial District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Monroe Commercial District?

Monroe Commercial District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Monroe Commercial District?

The period of significance for Monroe Commercial District is recorded as the listed era.

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