National Register of Historic Places - Wisconsin (WI), Washington County

Washington County Wisconsin (Vacant / Not In Use) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Saxonia House, Amity Leather Products Company Factory, Gadow's Mill, St. John of God Roman Catholic Church, Convent, and School and West Bend Chicago and North Western Depot.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Washington County places including Fred Jr. Dolke, Lockwood Greene and Frost and Granger. Prominent architectural styles found in Washington Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Gothic Revival and Greek Revival.

Amity Leather Products Company Factory (added 2002 - - #02000778)

723-735 S. Main St. , West Bend

Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lockwood Greene, Dolke, Fred Jr.

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Gadow's Mill (added 1974 - - #74000136)

Also known as Barton Roller Mill

1784 Barton Ave. , West Bend

Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Saxonia House (added 2006 - - #06000068)

Also known as Klessig, Ernst and Liberta, House

421 WI H , Farmington

SoloTwo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, European

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

St. John of God Roman Catholic Church, Convent, and School (added 1979 - - #79000117)

E of Kewaskum at 1488 Highland Dr. , Kewaskum

Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Church School, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

West Bend Chicago and North Western Depot (added 2008 - - #08000789)

Veterans Ave. at Willow La. , West Bend

Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Frost and Granger

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use