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|name = Bayley Avenue Historic District |
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|location = [[Platteville, Wisconsin]] |
|location = 100-400 Bayley Av., 400 Blk. S Court St., 150, 210, 270 Rountree Av. & 65 Mitchell Av.<br>[[Platteville, Wisconsin]] |
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|refnum = 07000708 |
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|refnum = 07000708<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a}}</ref> |
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|added = July 19, 2007 |
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The '''Bayley Avenue Historic District''' is |
The '''Bayley Avenue Historic District''' is a residential historic district in central [[Platteville, Wisconsin]]. The district encompasses 29 homes and a local park.<ref name="Bayley_nom">{{cite news|last1=Heggland|first1=Timothy F.|title=Bayley Avenue Historic District|url={{NRHP url|id=07000708}}|accessdate=2016-05-25|work=[[NRHP]] Inventory-Nomination Form|publisher=National Park Service|date=2007-02-19}}</ref> It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2007.<ref name="nris"/><ref>{{Cite journal |title=National Register of The Bayley Avenue Historic District Form |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/07000708_text |journal=National Park Services: National Register of Historic Places}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The land that the district is now located on was once owned by [[John H. Rountree]], the founder of Platteville.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/hp/register/viewSummary.asp?refnum=07000708|title=Bayley Avenue Historic District|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate=2012-02-17}}</ref> Contributing buildings in the district were constructed from 1853 to 1940. |
The land that the district is now located on was once owned by [[John H. Rountree]], the founder of Platteville.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/hp/register/viewSummary.asp?refnum=07000708|title=Bayley Avenue Historic District|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate=2012-02-17}}</ref> Contributing buildings in the district were constructed from 1853 to 1940; the majority were built in the 1890s and 1910s, when Platteville experienced significant growth due to local [[zinc mining]]. Nearly half of the houses in the district have [[Queen Anne architecture in the United States|Queen Anne]] designs, as the style was popular across the United States in the 1890s. The district also includes examples of the [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival]], [[American Craftsman architecture|American Craftsman]], and [[Georgian Revival architecture|Georgian Revival]] styles and multiple [[vernacular architecture|vernacular]] homes.<ref name="Bayley_nom"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Houses in Grant County, Wisconsin]] |
[[Category:Houses in Grant County, Wisconsin]] |
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[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Grant County, Wisconsin]] |
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Grant County, Wisconsin]] |
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[[Category:Queen Anne architecture in Wisconsin]] |
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| Location | 100-400 Bayley Av., 400 Blk. S Court St., 150, 210, 270 Rountree Av. & 65 Mitchell Av. Platteville, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 42°43′52″N 90°28′46″W / 42.73111°N 90.47944°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000708[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 2007 |
The Bayley Avenue Historic District is a residential historic district in central Platteville, Wisconsin. The district encompasses 29 homes and a local park.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1][3]
History
[edit]The land that the district is now located on was once owned by John H. Rountree, the founder of Platteville.[4] Contributing buildings in the district were constructed from 1853 to 1940; the majority were built in the 1890s and 1910s, when Platteville experienced significant growth due to local zinc mining. Nearly half of the houses in the district have Queen Anne designs, as the style was popular across the United States in the 1890s. The district also includes examples of the Greek Revival, American Craftsman, and Georgian Revival styles and multiple vernacular homes.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Heggland, Timothy F. (February 19, 2007). "Bayley Avenue Historic District". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ "National Register of The Bayley Avenue Historic District Form". National Park Services: National Register of Historic Places.
- ^ "Bayley Avenue Historic District". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved February 17, 2012.