Roughly bounded by Washington St., Center Ave., Court St., Franklin St., and Monterey Park
Old Fourth Ward Historic District
90000789
Roughly bounded by Washington St., Center Ave., Court St., Franklin St., and Monterey Park
Rock
Janesville
Summary
Settled between the 1850s and the 1890s, the Old Fourth Ward Historic District, located southwest of Janesville's downtown commercial district, contains more than 1,000 buildings in the relatively dense working class residential neighborhood. Small to medium sized structures are good examples of vernacular architecture.
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State & National Registers of Historic Places
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