Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Wisconsin - Outagamie County - Historic Districts
Outagamie County Wisconsin (Historic Districts) has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Appleton Lock 4 Historic District, Appleton Locks 1--3 Historic District, Cedars Lock and Dam Historic District, Kaukauna Locks Historic District and Little Chute Locks and Canal Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Outagamie County places including William Waters, E.D. Jones, Roy Oliver Papenthein and Childs and Smith. Prominent architectural styles found in Outagamie Country are Colonial Revival, Italianate and Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods).

Appleton City Park Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001213)
Roughly bounded by E. Washington, N. Durkee, E. Atlantic, and Lawe Sts. , Appleton
Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Childs and Smith, Papenthein, Roy Oliver
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Appleton Lock 4 Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001329)
Fox R. at John St. , Appleton
Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
Appleton Locks 1--3 Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001333)
Roughly, along the Fox R. from Memorial Dr. to Lowe St. , Appleton
Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
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
Cedars Lock and Dam Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001328)
4527 E. Wisconsin Rd. , Little Chute
DanMS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
College Avenue Historic District (added 1982 - - #82001848)
215 W. to 109 E., and 110 W. to 102 E. College Ave.; 106-114n. Onida St. , Appleton
Royalbroil, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Library, Meeting Hall, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Business, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Fox River Paper Company Historic District (added 1990 - - #90000639)
Also known as Ravine Mill;Lincoln Mill;Rag Mill;Fox River Mill
405-406, 415 S. Olde Oneida St. , Appleton
Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jones,E.D.
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Kaukauna Locks Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001327)
Roughly, along the Fox R. running E past Canal St. , Kaukauna
Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
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 Chute Locks and Canal Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001325)
Roughly, along the Fox R. from Mill St. to Sanitorium Rd. , Little Chute
Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Rapide Croche Lock and Dam Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001326)
Fox R. at the Outagamie--Brown County line , Wrightstown
Royalbroil, 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
West Prospect Avenue Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000900)
315-330 West Prospect Ave. , Appleton
Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Waters, William
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
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:
Single Dwelling
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