National Register of Historic Places listings in Marquette County, Wisconsin facts for kids
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 | |
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1 | Bonnie Oaks Historic District |
(#86000626) |
Grouse Dr. 43°39′05″N 89°33′39″W / 43.651389°N 89.560833°W |
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 |
(#90000471) |
Co. Hwy. F and Gillette Rd. 43°41′24″N 89°23′15″W / 43.69°N 89.3875°W |
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 |
(#82000685) |
77 W. Park St. 43°47′36″N 89°19′48″W / 43.793333°N 89.33°W |
Montello | 1918 Beaux-Arts courthouse built of Montello granite and Bedford limestone. | |
4 | Montello Commercial Historic District |
(#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 |
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 |
(#96000908) |
55, 103, and 105 Underwood Ave. 43°47′36″N 89°19′49″W / 43.793333°N 89.330278°W |
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 |
(#07000556) |
55 W. Montello St. 43°47′31″N 89°19′46″W / 43.791944°N 89.329444°W |
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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