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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]
Janesville was the site of the first Wisconsin State Fair in 1851, attended by approximately 10,000 people. [19] A tree that once stood in downtown Courthouse Park was the site of a lynch mob that, on their second attempt, having been rebuffed by an opposing crowd the day before, hanged a convicted murderer in 1859. [20]
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.
Large working-class neighborhood southwest of Janesville's downtown, with some stylish homes on the north built by early businessmen near their interests downtown, and the other historic homes mostly modest working class built from the 1840s to 1930. [203] 97: Orfordville Depot: Orfordville Depot: October 13, 1988 : Beloit St.
1917 map of Fenway Park. Fenway Park is one of the two remaining jewel box ballparks still in use in Major League Baseball, the other being Wrigley Field; both have a significant number of obstructed view seats, due to pillars supporting the upper deck. These are sold as such, and are a reminder of the architectural limitations of older ballparks.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 28.6 square miles (74.0 km 2), of which, 28.1 square miles (72.8 km 2) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.2 km 2) of it (1.65%) is water. One of the lakes located in the Town of Janesville is Gibbs Lake.
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.
Route information; Maintained by WisDOT: Length: 157.56 mi [1] (253.57 km) Major junctions; West end: US 61 / US 151 / WIS 35 in Kieler: US 51 in Janesville I-39 / I-90 in Janesville I-39 / I-90 in Janesville US 14 in Janesville US 14 / WIS 89 in Darien I-43 in Elkhorn US 45 in Union Grove I-41 / I-94 / US 41 in Mt. Pleasant: East end