National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Wisconsin facts for kids
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Adams County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a map.
There are 3 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.
Current listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
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1 | Adams County Courthouse |
(#82000627) |
402 Main St. 43°58′15″N 89°48′55″W / 43.970833°N 89.815278°W |
Friendship | 1914 Neoclassical building, designed by Arthur Peabody, sited in Friendship after a hotly contested vote with the neighboring city of Adams. | |
2 | Gunning–Purves Building |
(#15000056) |
311 Main St. 43°58′18″N 89°48′59″W / 43.971648°N 89.816452°W |
Friendship | 1904 commercial building with pressed metal ornamentation from George L. Mesker & Co. on the outside and inside. Has housed a bank, a realtor, a furniture store, a funeral home, and now the Adams County Heritage Center. | |
3 | Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs |
(#81000031) |
1.5 miles north of Friendship on Hwy 13 44°00′06″N 89°49′04″W / 44.001667°N 89.817778°W |
Friendship | Oneota rock art on a sandstone bluff, vandalized by early soldiers and settlers. |
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