Property Record
113-117 E MILWAUKEE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | PETERS BLOCK |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 42762 |
| Location (Address): | 113-117 E MILWAUKEE ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1855 |
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| Additions: | 1913 |
| Survey Date: | 1988 |
| Historic Use: | lodging-hotel |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | East Milwaukee Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 2/8/1980 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. This four story Prairie School styled building features a rectangular shaped plan configuration, a brick foundation, a brick exterior, a cut stone trim and a ceramic tiled flat roof. The former hotel, owned by Robert M. Kimball in 1982, served in that same year as a place of business for Northrop Co., Blazer Finance, and Airjet Travel. This strucure is in good condition. For architectural and historical statements, see the NRHP Nomination Form. The originally named Peters Block is architecturally significant in that it represents a type, period or method of construction and it is historically significant in that it is assocated with the development of a locality. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. NRHP Nomination Form. B. HISTORIC JANESVILLE, HERITAGE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES, INC. MACDONALD AND MACK PARTNERSHIP, CITY OF JANESVILLE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |