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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.
1583449 [1] Website: townofjanesville.org: The Town of Janesville is a located in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,665 at the 2020 census ...
By 1860 Treat and Gregory had a doctors' office upstairs. 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. In 1899 ...
Fairly-intact fragment of Janesville's old downtown where small buildings predominated, [196] including the 1851 Italianate-style Peter Myers Pork Plant, [197] the small 1855 Greek Revival building at 21 1/2 N Main, [198] the 1866 Italianate Odd Fellows meeting hall, [199] and the 1936 Art Deco Salvation Army building. [200] 94: Sterling North ...
Janesville was a farming community with a population of 311 in 1900, according to the Iowa Data Center . The town's population increased to just 445 by 1950. Due to its proximity to Waterloo-Cedar Falls, the population of Janesville increased to 840 by 1980, when the town was referred to as a "bedroom community". During the farm crisis and ...
Uptown Janesville (formerly Janesville Mall) is an enclosed shopping mall located in Janesville, Wisconsin, United States. Opened in 1973, the mall has nearly 30 tenants (out of a possible 70). The anchor stores are Dick's Sporting Goods, Ulta Beauty, and Kohl's. There are 3 vacant anchor stores that were once Sears, Boston Store, and JCPenney.
The Janesville Transfer Center at 123 South River Street was opened on May 18, 1998. [2] It provides a central downtown location to transfer between routes, as well as with a daily intercity bus to Milwaukee. There are 8 bus bays in total. Greyhound Lines formerly used the facility until 2004. [3]
The Old Fourth Ward Historic District in Janesville, Wisconsin is a large old working-class neighborhood southwest of the downtown, comprising about 1100 contributing structures built from the 1840s to 1930. [2] In 1990 the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3]