Wisconsin - Rock County - Vacant / Not In Use
Rock County Wisconsin (Vacant / Not In Use) has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Footville Condensery, Beloit Water Tower, City of Beloit Waterworks and Pump Station, Clinton Water Tower and Cooksville Mill and Mill Pond Site.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Rock County places including Jacob Miller, G.S. Shureman, William How, J.B. Kinley, Joseph Porter, Patton & Fisher, Van Ryn & De Gellke, Goodhue & Co., John Almond and Frank Kemp. Prominent architectural styles found in Rock Country are Greek Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Italianate.

Beloit Water Tower (added 1983 - - #83003410)
1005 Pleasant St. , Beloit
FlickreviewR, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kinley,J.B.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Public Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
City of Beloit Waterworks and Pump Station (added 1990 - - #90001460)
Also known as See Also:Beloit Water Tower
1005 Pleasant St. , Beloit
Sa magnuson33, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Public Works, Water Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Clinton Water Tower (added 1985 - - #85000493)
High St. , Clinton
Sa magnuson33, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Public Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Cooksville Mill and Mill Pond Site (added 1980 - - #80000394)
Also known as Ro-221
SR 1 , Evansville
TheCatalyst31, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Invention
Cultural Affiliation:
Industrial American
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Court Street Methodist Church (added 1977 - - #77000045)
Also known as Rock County Appilance and TV
36 S. Main St. , Janesville
Mkadams2, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Crosby Block (added 1985 - - #85001658)
102 Allen St. , Clinton
Sa magnuson33, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Dougan Round Barn (added 1979 - - #79000108)
444 West Colley Rd. , Beloit
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Storage
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Edgerton Public Grade Schools (added 1987 - - #86003568)
Also known as Cornerstone Square Apartments
116 N. Swift St. , Edgerton
TheCatalyst31, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kemp,Frank, Shureman,G.S.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Emerson Hall (added 1979 - - #79000109)
Beloit College campus , Beloit
Sa magnuson33, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Patton & Fisher
Architectural Style:
Other, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Footville Condensery (added 1982 - - #82000704)
Beloit St. , Footville
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1975-2000, 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Water Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Gilley-tofsland Octagonal Barn (added 1979 - - #79000111)
NW of Edgerton , Edgerton
TheCatalyst31, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Almond,John
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Storage
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
How-Beckman Mill (added 1977 - - #77000049)
Also known as Beckman's Mill
Address Restricted , Beloit
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Post Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Janesville High School (added 1999 - - #99000760)
Also known as Marshall Junior High, Marshall Middle School
408 S. Main St. , Janesville
Sa magnuson33, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Van Ryn & De Gellke
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Orfordville Depot (added 1988 - - #88002004)
Also known as Milwaukee Road railroad station;Chicago,Milwaukee,St. Paul r
Beliot St. , Orfordville
Slambo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Porter, J. K., Farmstead (added 1980 - - #80000400)
SR 1 , Evansville
TheCatalyst31, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
Risum Round Barn (added 1979 - - #79000112)
SW of Orfordville , Orfordville
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Storage
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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