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The Janesville Sack Co. #1 was another occupant. [ 3 ] The Lappin-Hayes Block block at 2 S. Main St is a 4-story business block built in 1855 in Italianate style, with stores at ground level, a saloon in the basement, and above offices and an 800-seat auditorium called Lappin Hall.
A 30-block area on the east side containing many upscale homes of Janesville's influential leaders, ranging from the mid-1850s Greek Revival-style Abel Jones house to the 1929 Georgian Revival-style Wheeler house. 27: J. W. Crist House: J. W. Crist House: January 7, 1983 : 2601 Afton Rd.
The Courthouse Hill Historic District is a 30-block area on the east side of Janesville, Wisconsin, containing many historic structures built from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s in various styles, including homes of many of Janesville's influential leaders from that period.
The area that became Janesville was the site of a Ho-Chunk village named Įnį poroporo (Round Rock) up to the time of Euro-American settlement. [6] In the 1825 Treaty of Prairie du Chien, the United States recognized the portion of the present city that lies west of the Rock River as Ho-Chunk territory, while the area east of the river was recognized as Potawatomi land.
Homes in what is now the Jefferson Avenue district were built from 1891 to the 1930s in styles of that period. Here are some good examples of the different styles, roughly in the order built. The Harry and Lillian Brown house at 1018 Oakland Ave is a 2-story cream brick Queen Anne-style house built around 1891.
James Harris started manufacturing farm equipment in 1859. Mill-owners and workers built their homes nearby. Around the Civil War prominent businessmen built stylish homes on the north end of the district, close to their businesses downtown. Harris's factory evolved into the larger Janesville Machine, and that later led to the GM assembly plant.
The Town of Janesville is a located in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,665 at the 2020 census. The population was 3,665 at the 2020 census. The City of Janesville is located to the southeast of and adjacent to the town.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 726 square miles (1,880 km 2), of which 718 square miles (1,860 km 2) is land and 8.0 square miles (21 km 2) (1.1%) is water.