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National Register of Historic Places listings in Marquette County, Wisconsin facts for kids

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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Marquette County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Marquette 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 6 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
1 Bonnie Oaks Historic District
Bonnie Oaks Historic District
April 3, 1986
(#86000626)
Grouse Dr.
43°39′05″N 89°33′39″W / 43.651389°N 89.560833°W / 43.651389; -89.560833 (Bonnie Oaks Historic District)
Briggsville Estate of the Atwood, Ormsby and Green family, which served as an artist's retreat in the 1920s and 1930s, with visits from Robert Fitzgerald, Zona Gale, Paul Robeson, and others.
2 Fountain Lake Farm
Fountain Lake Farm
June 21, 1990
(#90000471)
Co. Hwy. F and Gillette Rd.
43°41′24″N 89°23′15″W / 43.69°N 89.3875°W / 43.69; -89.3875 (Fountain Lake Farm)
Montello Boyhood home of naturalist John Muir, where some of his ideas were formed.
3 Marquette County Courthouse and Marquette County Sheriff's Office and Jail
Marquette County Courthouse and Marquette County Sheriff's Office and Jail
March 9, 1982
(#82000685)
77 W. Park St.
43°47′36″N 89°19′48″W / 43.793333°N 89.33°W / 43.793333; -89.33 (Marquette County Courthouse and Marquette County Sheriff's Office and Jail)
Montello 1918 Beaux-Arts courthouse built of Montello granite and Bedford limestone.
4 Montello Commercial Historic District
Montello Commercial Historic District
March 7, 1996
(#96000238)
Roughly, parts of W. Montello and Main Sts. at the Montello R. and the quarry on E. Montello St.
43°47′31″N 89°19′38″W / 43.791944°N 89.327222°W / 43.791944; -89.327222 (Montello Commercial Historic District)
Montello Quarry which operated from 1881 to 1976, most notably providing red granite for President Grant's tomb. Also old Italianate and Queen Anne buildings.
5 Charles Samuel Richter House
Charles Samuel Richter House
August 16, 1996
(#96000908)
55, 103, and 105 Underwood Ave.
43°47′36″N 89°19′49″W / 43.793333°N 89.330278°W / 43.793333; -89.330278 (Charles Samuel Richter House)
Montello Colonial Revival house designed by Parkinson & Dockendorff and built in 1912 for the president of the Montello Granite Company from locally quarried granite.
6 Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop
Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop
June 12, 2007
(#07000556)
55 W. Montello St.
43°47′31″N 89°19′46″W / 43.791944°N 89.329444°W / 43.791944; -89.329444 (Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop)
Montello Cement block building built in 1912 as a blacksmith shop with a community hall upstairs. Later a garage, car dealership, hardware store, and now a museum.
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