Property Record
FREEMAN PARKWAY, FROM HIGHWAY 15 TO MANOR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Concrete road |
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| Reference Number: | 80864 |
| Location (Address): | FREEMAN PARKWAY, FROM HIGHWAY 15 TO MANOR |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Beloit |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Survey Date: | 1980 |
| Historic Use: | roadway |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 0 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The first concrete road in Rock County, has been covered by black-topping. Lost integrity before 1975. From the historical information, it seem sclear that Nancy Douglas photographed the wrong pavement; in any event the Milwaukee Ave. concrete pavement must have been lost when the street was widened into a two way parkway some years ago (R. Hartung 3/15/1983). "The first concrete road in Rock County was built in 1915 when a nine-foot strip one mile long was laid between Beloit and the Morgan farm on Milwaukee Road. This is still in use, although widened in 1926 to conform to the new road built between Clinton and Beloit" (The Book of Beloit, p. 108). |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Statement of Hon. A.L. Luebke, RCHS Annual Meeting at the Manor Restaurant, 3/20/1969. (B) The Book of Beloit, p. 108. (C) R. Hartung, 3/15/1983. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |