National Register of Historic Places - Wisconsin (WI), Brown County

Brown County Wisconsin (Historic Districts) has 19 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Sunset Circle Residential Historic District, De Pere Lock and Dam Historic District, Little Kaukauna Lock and Dam Historic District and Wisconsin State Reformatory and Astor 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, Schober and Berners Foeller, Smith & Reynolds Juul, Schober & Berners Foeller, Perry T. Benton, Thomsen Bros., David LeClair and Charles E. et al. Bell. Prominent architectural styles found in Brown Country are Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Other.

Astor Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000107)

WI 57 , Green Bay

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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

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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

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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

Daviswood Ranch Homes Historic District (added 2021 - - #100007032)

800-868 East St. Francis Rd., 802-879 West St. Francis Rd., De Pere

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Area of Significance:

Architecture

De Pere Lock and Dam Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001331)

Fox R. at James St. , De Pere

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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

Green Bay Downtown Historic District (added 2019 - - #100003920)

Portions of Pine, Cherry, E. Walnut & Doty Sts. bounded by S. Washington, N. Madison & N. Jefferson Sts.,, Green Bay

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Benton, Perry T., Foeller, Schober and Berners, Bell, Charles E. et al., Multiple

Architectural Style:

Art Deco, Romanesque Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Social History

Period of Significance:

1870-1969 AD

Little Kaukauna Lock and Dam Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001332)

Fox R. at Mill Rd. , De Pere

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Robinson Hill Historic District (added 2021 - - #100006285)

South Jackson and South Van Buren Sts., generally bounded by Catherine St. and Allouiez Terr., Allouez

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Area of Significance:

Architecture

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

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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

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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

Sunset Circle Residential Historic District (added 2024 - - #100009865)

600-680 Sunset Circle 3325 Vista Road, Allouez

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Wisconsin State Reformatory (added 1990 - - #90000641)

Also known as Green Bay Correctional Institution

SE corner of Riverside Dr. and SR 172 , Allouez

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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