National or State Registers Record
Roughly Water St. from Judgement to Kennedy Sts. and Gratiot St. from Water to Church Sts.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Water Street Commercial Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 90000998 |
| Location (Address): | Roughly Water St. from Judgement to Kennedy Sts. and Gratiot St. from Water to Church Sts. |
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| County: | Lafayette |
| City/Village: | Shullsburg |
| Township: |
| Shullsburg's primary business district was built between 1840 and 1905 and contains one to three-story commercial buildings, several churches, and a few private homes. Designed mostly in vernacular style, many show influence of popular architectural styles of the time, such as Greek Revival, Italianate, and Classical Revival. |
| Period of Significance: | 1842-1929 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Commerce |
| Area of Significance: | Social History |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Business |
| Historic Use: | Social: Meeting Hall |
| Historic Use: | Government: City Hall |
| Historic Use: | Government: Post Office |
| Historic Use: | Industry/Processing/Extraction: Manufacturing Facility |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Gratiot,C.C. |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 06/28/1990 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/23/1990 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 34 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |