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MAIN ST BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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MAIN ST BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH

Architecture and History Inventory
MAIN ST BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Haymarket Square
Other Name:MONUMENT SQUARE
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:11066
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):MAIN ST BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH
County:Racine
City:Racine
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1836
Additions:
Survey Date:1979
Historic Use:park
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:
Wall Material:
Architect: JOSHUA HATHAWAY, SURVEYOR
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Historic Sixth Street Business District
National Register Listing Date:3/24/1988
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:Public squares were plotted when towns in new territories were surveyed and Haymarket Square is an example of this. When laid out in 1836, it extended one block east and west of Main St. between 5th and 6th streets. The area served as a central market for farm products and as the hub of the city's commercial activitiy. It became known as Monument Square after the dedication of the Civil War monument. The Square was also the site of the courthouse until the 1930s and remains an important social space in the downtown.
It became cit's meeting place and market place and was at first called Haymarket Square, which was later shortened to Market Square. In 1884 a Civil War monument was dedicated and thereafter it became known as Monument Square.
Bibliographic References:Racine Journal Times 5/23/1962, p. 5A. 1836 Hathaway survey of Racine's southside. Assessor's records. HISTORIC SIXTH STREET BUSINESS DISTRICT WALKING TOUR, 1990
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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