New Richmond West Side Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

New Richmond West Side Historic District

New Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin
Listed
May 30, 1988
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
88000626

About this property

The New Richmond West Side Historic District is a 29 acres (12 ha) historic district in New Richmond, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 and then included 28 contributing buildings. The district is roughly bounded by the Willow River, Minnesota Ave., W. Second St., and S. Washington Ave. The district is south of the Willow River and is in the city's first ward. The district included 17 homes built from 1870 to 1911, one built in 1929–30, and 10 carriage houses or garages. The most notable among these may be the Doar House (1929–30), Colonial Revival, designed by Roy Childs Jones, head of the school of architecture at University of Minnesota Or the Mosher House (1887), Shingle style restrained Queen Anne house, designed by Cass Gilbert and James Knox Taylor Mosher House (1887), 111 Dakota Avenue South, Shingle style restrained Queen Anne house, designed by Cass Gilbert and James Knox Taylor McNally House (1911), 112 Dakota Avenue South, the only one built to replace another house, which was moved to make way. Craftsman with Classical Revival detailing. Damaged, architecturally, in 1963 when its Classical Revival porch was replaced by a plain two-story front portico. Johnston House (1887, 1890), 447 First Street West, originally of Shingle style, designed by LeRoy Buffington, then revised to be more or less Colonial Revival around 1900, and later altered Johnston House (2nd) (1895), 467 First Street West Doar House (1929–30), 510 First Street West, Colonial Revival, designed by Roy Childs Jones, head of the school of architecture at University of Minnesota Bartlett House, 251 Second Street West (1873, 1887, 1903), was Italianate, altered later to almost Foursquare

Location

New Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin
45.12449, -92.54282

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When was New Richmond West Side Historic District listed on the National Register?

New Richmond West Side Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 30, 1988.

What type of historic resource is New Richmond West Side Historic District?

New Richmond West Side Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for New Richmond West Side Historic District?

The period of significance for New Richmond West Side Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era.

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