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History. The area that became Janesville was the site of a Ho-Chunk village named Įnį poroporo (Round Rock) up to the time of Euro-American settlement. In the 1825 Treaty of Prairie du Chien, the United States recognized the portion of the present city that lies west of the Rock River as Ho-Chunk territory, while the area east of the river was recognized as Potawatomi land.
Old Fourth Ward Historic District. The Old Fourth Ward Historic District in Janesville, Wisconsin is a large old working-class neighborhood southwest of the downtown, comprising about 1100 contributing structures built from the 1840s to 1930. [2] In 1990 the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Area. 3 acres (1.2 ha) NRHP reference No. 90000820 [1] Added to NRHP. June 1, 1990. The South Main Street Historic District a fairly intact remnant of Janesville, Wisconsin 's old downtown east of the Rock River, built in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1990 the district was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
November 21, 1978 (10 S. High St. Janesville: 1930 armory designed by Lt. Colonel Henry C. Hengles in Spanish Revival style, with walls of colored brick and tile roof. . Originally housed the 32nd Tank Company of the Wisconsin National Guard, which helped defend Bataan in 1941-42 and endured the Bataan De
Lincoln–Tallman House. / 42.68611°N 89.03139°W / 42.68611; -89.03139. The Lincoln–Tallman House is a historic Italianate-style house in Janesville, Wisconsin. Built and constructed in 1857 [2] by the Tallman family, the house once hosted overnight guest Abraham Lincoln before he became U.S. President. [3]
Janesville: An American Story is a non-fiction book written by Amy Goldstein and published by Simon & Schuster in 2017. It covers the city of Janesville, Wisconsin , and follows the stories of several of its working-class inhabitants from 2008 to 2013, tracing what happens after the Janesville Assembly Plant shuts down.
The Courthouse Hill Historic District is a 30-block area on the east side of Janesville, Wisconsin, containing many historic structures built from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s in various styles, including homes of many of Janesville's influential leaders from that period. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in ...
1st, 2nd. Website. www .co .rock .wi .us. Rock County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 163,687. [1] Its county seat is Janesville. [2] Rock County comprises the Janesville- Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Madison -Janesville-Beloit, WI Combined Statistical Area .