Historic Districts
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Wisconsin - Richland County
Richland County Wisconsin has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include A. D. German Warehouse and Clipped Wing Eagle Mound, Bloyer Mound Group, Bowen, Julia B. and Fred P., House and Coumbe, John, Farmstead.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Effigy Mound Culture, Late Woodland Stage, Efigy Mound Culture and Late Archaic dating back to 2499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Richland County historic places including Julia Busby Bowen and John Coumbe.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Richland County places including Frank Lloyd Wright, Percey D. Bentley, Henry Fiedler, Henry Leffler and Chicago Bridge and Iron Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Richland Country are Classical Revival, Greek Revival and Italianate.

A. D. German Warehouse (added 1974 - - #74000122)
316 S. Church St. , Richland Center
Lowell Boileau, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wright,Frank Lloyd
Architectural Style:
Other, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Bloyer Mound Group (added 2006 - - #06000873)
Also known as Twin Lizard Mound Group, Catfish Mound Group; 47TR1406;47TR1410
WI 60, 1500 ft. SW of Cty Hwy 00 , Orion
TheCatalyst31, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Religion
Cultural Affiliation:
Effigy Mound Culture, Late Woodland Stage
Period of Significance:
1000-500 AD
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
More Information:
archives document
Bowen, Julia B. and Fred P., House (added 1996 - - #96000729)
Also known as Grant and Alice Ross House;Harry and Julia Carswell House
220 E. Union St. , Richland Center
Jeff the quiet, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Bowen, Julia Busby
Significant Year:
1882
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Clipped Wing Eagle Mound (added 2005 - - #05001300)
Also known as 47RI224
Address Restricted , Eagle
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Efigy Mound Culture, Late Woodland Stage
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
Coumbe, John, Farmstead (added 1992 - - #92000827)
Also known as Tippesaukee Farm
Jct. of WI Trunk Hwy. 60 and Co. Trunk Hwy. X, Town of Richwood , Port Andrew
Tgkrause, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Leffler,Henry
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Court Street Commercial Historic District (added 1989 - - #89001955)
Also known as See Also:Richland Center City Auditorium
Roughly bounded by Mill, Church, Haseltine, and Main Sts. , Richland Center
Jeff the quiet, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Post Office
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Warehouse
More Information:
archives document
Cunningham Lane Bridge (added 1996 - - #96000731)
Hansberry Lane, near Fancy Cr. , Rockbridge
Tgkrause, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chicago Bridge and Iron Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related
More Information:
archives document
Eagle Township Mound Group (added 2005 - - #05001301)
Also known as 47RI38, McClary Mound Group 4
Address Restricted , Eagle
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Religion
Cultural Affiliation:
Effigy Mound Culture, Late Woodland Stage
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
Fiedler, Henry, House (added 1986 - - #86003515)
Putnam and Washington Sts. , Muscoda
TheCatalyst31, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fiedler,Henry
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Hunting Eagle Mound (added 2005 - - #05001299)
Also known as 47RI43
Address Restricted , Eagle
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Effigy Mound Culture, Late Woodland Stage
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Ceremonial Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
Richland Center Archeological District (added 1993 - - #93001006)
Also known as 47Ri183;RCIP #7;47Ri184;RCIP #8 & 9
Address Restricted , Richland Center
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Archaic, Late Woodland
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 2000-2499 BC, 1500-1999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-1499 BC
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Richland Center City Auditorium (added 1980 - - #80000182)
182 N. Central Ave. , Richland Center
Jeff the quiet, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, City Hall, Civic, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, City Hall
More Information:
archives document
Shadewald I Mound Group (added 2007 - - #07000035)
Also known as Elder Group, 47RI30
Address Restricted , Eagle Township
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Religion
Cultural Affiliation:
Effigy Mound Culture, Late Woodland Stage
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
Shadewald II Mound Group (added 2008 - - #08000963)
Also known as Mill Creek Mound Group, 47R131
Address Restricted , Town of Eagle
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Religion
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Woodland Stage
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
Syttende Mai Site (added 1991 - - #91001869)
Also known as 47Ri190
Address Restricted , Richland
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Woodland Stage
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Tippesaukee Farm Rural Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1996 - - #95001491)
Also known as Coumbe,John,Farmstead (Boundary Increase);Coumbe,John,Farmst
Jct. of WI Trunk Hwy. 60 and Co. Trunk Hwy. X, Town of Richwood , Port Andrew
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential, Person, Event
Historic Person:
Coumbe, John
Significant Year:
1838
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Mesquakie (Fox), Euro-American, Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Forest, Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Forest, Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
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