Wisconsin - Brown County - Historic Districts
Brown County Wisconsin (Historic Districts) has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include De Pere Lock and Dam Historic District, Little Kaukauna Lock and Dam Historic District and Wisconsin State Reformatory, Astor Historic District and Broadway--Dousman Historic District.

The famous person Joel S. Fisk is associated with one of more of the Brown County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Brown County places including Ferry & Clas, Smith & Reynolds Juul, Thomsen Bros., David LeClair and Schober & Berners Foeller. Prominent architectural styles found in Brown Country are Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Classical Revival.

Astor Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000107)
WI 57 , Green Bay
TheCatalyst31, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Law, Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Broadway--Dousman Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000330)
Part of 200 and 300 block N. Broadway, 300 and 400 block Dousman St, part of 300 block N. Chestnut St. , Green Bay
TheCatalyst31, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Hotel, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant, Specialty Store
Broadway--Walnut Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000817)
100 N and part of 100 S Block Broadway;100 N Block Pearl St.;400 Block W. Walnut St. , Green Bay
TheCatalyst31, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Financial Institution, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
De Pere Lock and Dam Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001331)
Fox R. at James St. , De Pere
DanMS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
Little Kaukauna Lock and Dam Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001332)
Fox R. at Mill Rd. , De Pere
F\u00e6, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
Main Avenue Historic District (added 2010 - - #09001314)
301-377 (odd only) Main Ave. , De Pere
TheCatalyst31, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thomsen Bros.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Restaurant
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Restaurant
Miramar Drive Residential Historic District (added 2018 - - #100002312)
Generally bounded by north and south sides of Miramar Drive between Riverside Drive and Nelson Court, Allouez
TheCatalyst31, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1920-1967 AD
North Broadway Street Historic District (added 1983 - - #83003368)
Broadway, Ridgeway Blvd., Morris, Fulton, Franklin, Cass, Front, and Wisconsin Sts. , De Pere
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Multiple
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
North Michigan Street--North Superior Street Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000707)
Roughly bounded by Ridgeview Bvd., N Wisconsin, N Huron & George Sts. , De Pere
TheCatalyst31, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Juul, Smith & Reynolds
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Oakland--Dousman Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000455)
Also known as See also:Fisk,Joel S.,House
Roughly bounded by Dousman St., Oakland Ave., Shawano Ave., Antoinette and Francis Sts. , Green Bay
TheCatalyst31, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Fisk,Joel S.,et al.
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Randall Avenue Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000370)
Generally bounded by Ridgeway Blvd., Oakdale Ave., and Glenwood Ave. , De Pere
TheCatalyst31, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Foeller, Schober & Berners, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Saint Norbert College Historic District (added 2018 - - #100001658)
Bounded by Grant and Marsh Streets, Lee J. Roemer Mall and west shore of Fox River, De Pere
Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival, Collegiate Gothic, Other
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1898-1966 AD, 1890-1963 AD
South Broadway Historic District (added 2010 - - #09001272)
101-129 (odd only) S. Broadway , De Pere
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
LeClair, David
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
Wisconsin State Reformatory (added 1990 - - #90000641)
Also known as Green Bay Correctional Institution
SE corner of Riverside Dr. and SR 172 , Allouez
Rauglothgor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ferry & Clas
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
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