National Register of Historic Places listings in Walworth County, Wisconsin

Location of Walworth County in Wisconsin

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Walworth County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a map.^[1]

There are 46 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another four properties were once listed but have been removed.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 2, 2016.^[2]

Current listings

[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed[4]	Location	City or town	Description
1	A. H. Allyn House		September 5, 1985 (#85001950)	511 E. Walworth Ave. 42°38′00″N 88°38′30″W / 42.633333°N 88.641667°W	Delavan	High-style Queen Anne mansion designed by E. Townsend Mix and built in 1885 for Alexander Allyn, a wealthy farmer. Later converted to nursing home, furniture store, and back to a residence.[5]
2	John and Margaret Bell House		September 15, 1994 (#94001154)	554 Spring Prairie Rd. 42°41′55″N 88°19′44″W / 42.698611°N 88.328889°W	Spring Prairie	1852 house built of locally quarried sandstone, with both Greek Revival and Italianate elements. Bell established the first nursery in Walworth County, with 250,000 trees in 1858.[6]
3	Black Point		September 15, 1994 (#94001147)	580 S. Lake Shore Dr. (Pier 580) 42°33′29″N 88°30′39″W / 42.558056°N 88.510833°W	Linn	Well-preserved Queen Anne mansion with a 4-story lookout tower on a bluff above Geneva Lake, designed by Adolph Cudell and built in 1888 for German immigrant and Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. Now a museum.[7]
4	Bonnie Brae	Upload image	April 3, 1986 (#86000614)	78 Snake Rd. 42°34′21″N 88°28′57″W / 42.5725°N 88.4825°W	Linn	Queen Anne mansion built in 1881 for Judge Thomas Withrow and named for his daughter Bonnie.[8]
5	Buena Vista House		January 18, 1978 (#78000143)	2090 Church St. 42°47′08″N 88°24′16″W / 42.785556°N 88.404444°W	East Troy	1846 inn built in Greek Revival style by Samuel Bradley of Milwaukee. It is the largest cobblestone-clad building in the state.[9][10]
6	Davidson Hall	Upload image	July 2, 1987 (#87000443)	550 S. Shore Dr. 42°32′54″N 88°31′31″W / 42.548333°N 88.525278°W	Lake Geneva	Neoclassical building of Northwestern Military and Naval Academy on the banks of Lake Geneva, built in 1912.[11] Now demolished.
7	Delavan Downtown Commercial Historic District		March 8, 2016 (#16000067)	Generally bounded by the 200, 300 & 400 blks. of E. Walworth Ave. 42°37′59″N 88°38′43″W / 42.633049°N 88.645395°W	Delavan
8	Delavan Post Office		October 24, 2000 (#00001260)	335 E. Walworth Ave. 42°38′00″N 88°38′38″W / 42.633333°N 88.643889°W	Delavan	part of the United States Post Office Construction in Wisconsin Multiple Property Submission (MPS)
9	Delavan's Vitrified Brick Street		March 7, 1996 (#96000234)	100-300 blocks of E. Walworth Ave. 42°37′59″N 88°38′55″W / 42.633056°N 88.648611°W	Delavan	This main business street was paved with brick in 1913, a vast improvement over the mud and dust that preceded it. Some of the original bricks are still in place.[12]
10	Delavan Water Tower Park Historic District		March 8, 2016 (#16000068)	Generally bounded by 101-137 Park Pl. & 104-130 E. Walworth Ave. 42°37′59″N 88°38′52″W / 42.633136°N 88.647841°W	Delavan
11	Douglass-Stevenson House		April 3, 1986 (#86000615)	Main and Mill Sts. 42°32′57″N 88°34′51″W / 42.549167°N 88.580833°W	Fontana	House built in the 1840s with some stovewood walls. Carlos Douglass operated early grist mills in Fontana, developed the lots around them, and donated land for the first school. He was later a state legislator.[13]
12	Downtown Darien Historic District		September 4, 2013 (#13000686)	Bounded by Wisconsin St. from W. Beloit to Fremont Sts. 42°36′04″N 88°42′28″W / 42.601051°N 88.707776°W	Darien	Commercial district which developed after the railroad arrived in the 1850s. Many of the initial wood storefronts burned in fires of 1909 and 1912 and were replaced with red brick buildings.[14][15]
13	East Wing (Old Main)		December 13, 1984 (#84000609)	University of Wisconsin 42°50′10″N 88°44′36″W / 42.836111°N 88.743333°W	Whitewater	4-story Renaissance Revival building designed by Arthur Peabody and added in 1924-25 as a wing of the larger Old Main complex of the Whitewater Normal School. Most of Old Main burned in 1970, leaving only this wing, today known as Hyer Hall.[16]
14	Edward Elderkin House		May 3, 1974 (#74000132)	127 S. Lincoln St. 42°40′05″N 88°33′09″W / 42.668056°N 88.5525°W	Elkhorn	Brick 2-story octagon house with cupola, built in 1856 for lawyer Elderkin.[17][18]
15	Elkhorn Band Shell		August 7, 2012 (#12000490)	Sunset Park, bounded by Devendorf, W. Centralia, & Park Sts. 42°40′04″N 88°33′23″W / 42.667851°N 88.556318°W	Elkhorn	1926 band shell with Classical Revival styling and a wooden rear stage wall designed for good acoustics. Originally located in courthouse square, it was moved to Sunset Park in 1962. Still hosts summer concerts.[19]
16	Elkhorn Municipal Building		August 7, 2012 (#12000491)	9 S. Broad St. 42°40′18″N 88°32′40″W / 42.671637°N 88.544581°W	Elkhorn	Public building designed by Edward Tough in Art Deco style and built in 1931. In early years the basement held fire department facilities, the first floor held the light and water department, city offices, and the fire department garage, the second and third floors held an auditorium and the third floor hosted the American Legion.[20]
17	Elkhorn Post Office		October 24, 2000 (#00001259)	102 E. Walworth St. 42°40′20″N 88°32′30″W / 42.672222°N 88.541667°W	Elkhorn	Art Moderne-styled post office built in 1936, with same design as the one in Berlin. Inside is a mural painted by Tom Rost, depicting early mail delivery on horseback.[21]
18	Grace and Pearl Historic District		August 5, 1993 (#93000810)	Roughly bounded by Pearl, Park, Dougall, Grace and Martin Sts. 42°30′06″N 88°43′31″W / 42.501667°N 88.725278°W	Sharon	Residential historic district of 62 contributing properties,[22] ranging from the 1860 Manning Hoard house,[23] to the 1875 Italianate Daniels/Pearson house,[24] the 1893 Queen Anne Dr. Ripley house,[25] to the 1900 Dutch Colonial Revival William Hoard house.[26]
19	Halverson Log Cabin		January 8, 1985 (#85000070)	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Campus 42°50′13″N 88°44′38″W / 42.836944°N 88.743889°W	Whitewater	Pioneer home built by Norwegian immigrants Gullik and Dorothea Halverson in 1846 six miles south of Whitewater. Whitewater Normal School moved it to the present location in 1907 as a museum.[27]
20	Heart Prairie Lutheran Church		December 27, 1974 (#74000133)	South of Whitewater on Town Line Rd. 42°45′23″N 88°42′07″W / 42.756389°N 88.701944°W	Whitewater	Greek Revival church clad in cream brick and built in 1855.[28]
21	Horticultural Hall		September 29, 1999 (#99001220)	330 Broad St. 42°35′39″N 88°26′07″W / 42.594167°N 88.435278°W	Lake Geneva	Craftsman-styled meeting hall built in 1912[29] by the Lake Geneva Horticultural Society and later used and supported by gardening clubs.[30]
22	A.P. Johnson House	Upload image	July 9, 1982 (#82000715)	3455 S. Shore Dr. 42°35′25″N 88°36′58″W / 42.590278°N 88.616111°W	Delavan	1905 Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Prairie School home.[31]
23	Fred B. Jones Estate		December 27, 1974 (#74000134)	3335 S. Shore Dr. 42°35′35″N 88°36′38″W / 42.593056°N 88.610556°W	Delavan Lake	Compound of Prairie School buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built from 1900 to 1903, including gatehouse, house, boathouse, barn and stable. A.k.a. Penwern Estate.[32]
24	Horace Loomis House		December 3, 1974 (#74000357)	2.4 miles (3.9 km) south of East Troy at N7297 WI 120 42°45′22″N 88°24′24″W / 42.756111°N 88.406667°W	East Troy	2-story Greek Revival house with cobblestone exterior and stone quoins, built in 1851.[33]
25	Main Street Historic District		December 21, 1989 (#89002116)	Roughly W. Main St./US 12 from Prairie St. to Fremont St. and Church St. from Forest Ave. to W. Main St. 42°50′00″N 88°44′14″W / 42.833333°N 88.737222°W	Whitewater
26	Main Street Historic District		January 11, 2002 (#01001453)	Roughly Main St., from Broad St. to Center St. 42°35′30″N 88°26′04″W / 42.591667°N 88.434444°W	Lake Geneva
27	Maple Park Historic District		June 17, 2005 (#05000621)	Generally bounded by North, Cook, Main and Maxwell Sts. 42°35′44″N 88°26′24″W / 42.595556°N 88.44°W	Lake Geneva
28	Maples Mound Group		June 7, 1991 (#91000671)	Address Restricted	Whitewater	part of the Late Woodland Stage in Archeological Region 8 MPS
29	Metropolitan Block		April 19, 1990 (#90000559)	772 Main St. 42°35′30″N 88°26′06″W / 42.591667°N 88.435°W	Lake Geneva
30	Meyerhofer Cobblestone House	Upload image	December 8, 1980 (#80000202)	East of Lake Geneva on Townline Rd. 42°34′56″N 88°23′21″W / 42.582222°N 88.389167°W	Lake Geneva
31	Mile Long Site		June 23, 1977 (#77000057)	Address Restricted	Delavan	Boundary decrease on April 2, 1982.
32	Redwood Cottage		September 7, 1984 (#84003796)	327 Wrigley Dr. 42°35′16″N 88°25′56″W / 42.587778°N 88.432222°W	Lake Geneva
33	Reynolds-Weed House		March 31, 1983 (#83003429)	12 N. Church St. 42°40′21″N 88°32′47″W / 42.6725°N 88.546389°W	Elkhorn
34	The Riviera		April 3, 1986 (#86000616)	810 Wrigley Dr. 42°35′24″N 88°26′11″W / 42.59°N 88.436389°W	Lake Geneva
35	Sheboygan Light, Power and Railway Company Car #26	Upload image	November 21, 2006 (#06001069)	2015 Division St. 42°47′16″N 88°24′33″W / 42.787778°N 88.409167°W	East Troy
36	Smith and Meadows Store Buildings		March 12, 1993 (#93000067)	2888-2890 Main St. 42°47′09″N 88°24′20″W / 42.785833°N 88.405556°W	East Troy	Brick storefronts with round-arched windows, begun in 1854.[34]
37	T. C. Smith House	Upload image	November 30, 1982 (#82001852)	865 Main St. 42°35′31″N 88°26′13″W / 42.591944°N 88.436944°W	Lake Geneva
38	Israel Stowell Temperance House		August 11, 1978 (#78000145)	61-65 E. Walworth Ave. 42°37′59″N 88°38′56″W / 42.633056°N 88.648889°W	Delavan
39	James Jesse Strang House	Upload image	January 24, 1974 (#74000135)	West of Burlington on WI 11 42°41′00″N 88°18′32″W / 42.683333°N 88.308889°W	Burlington
40	Wandawega Inn		June 8, 2015 (#15000341)	W5453 Lake View Dr. 42°44′42″N 88°34′13″W / 42.744892°N 88.570150°W	Sugar Creek
41	Anson Warner Farmstead		November 23, 1998 (#98001431)	N9334 Warner Rd. 42°49′42″N 88°46′35″W / 42.828333°N 88.776389°W	Whitewater
42	Joseph P. Webster House		February 23, 1972 (#72000066)	9 E. Rockwell St. 42°40′06″N 88°32′33″W / 42.668333°N 88.5425°W	Elkhorn
43	Whitewater Hotel		January 21, 2010 (#09001273)	226 W. Whitewater St. 42°49′57″N 88°43′59″W / 42.832508°N 88.733033°W	Whitewater
44	Whitewater Passenger Depot		June 12, 2013 (#13000376)	301 W. Whitewater St. 42°49′55″N 88°43′59″W / 42.831809°N 88.732919°W	Whitewater
45	Whitewater Post Office		October 24, 2000 (#00001256)	213 Center St. 42°49′59″N 88°43′59″W / 42.833056°N 88.733056°W	Whitewater	part of the United States Post Office Construction in Wisconsin MPS
46	Younglands		September 18, 1979 (#79000116)	880 Lake Shore Dr. 42°34′56″N 88°26′01″W / 42.582222°N 88.433611°W	Lake Geneva

Former listings

[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Bradley Knitting Company	Upload image	March 19, 1992 (#92000168)	April 6, 2011	902 Wisconsin St. 42°37′55″N 88°38′05″W / 42.6319°N 88.6347°W	Delavan
2	Lake Geneva Depot	Upload image	July 31, 1978 (#78000144)	February 18, 1987	Broad St.	Lake Geneva	Demolished in August 1986
3	Loramoor	Upload image	January 16, 1980 (#80000201)	May 30, 1986	S of Lake Geneva at 774 S. Lake Shore Dr.	Lake Geneva vicinity	Demolished.
4	Phoenix Hall-Wisconsin Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb		March 19, 1987 (#87000492)	April 21, 2014	Wisconsin School for the Deaf, 309 W. Walworth St. 42°38′01″N 88°39′25″W / 42.633611°N 88.656944°W	Delavan

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Wisconsin

References

1. The latitude and longitude information provided is primarily from the National Register Information System, and has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. For 1%, the location info may be way off. We seek to correct the coordinate information wherever it is found to be erroneous. Please leave a note in the Discussion page for this article if you believe any specific location is incorrect.
2. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on December 2, 2016.
3. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
4. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
5. Johnson, Joe; Markwell, Ron. "The Allyn Mansion through History". Retrieved 2014-08-11.
6. Hall, Ginny. "Spring Prairie house owned by nurseryman". Walworth County Today. Bliss Communications. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
7. "Explore Black Point Estate". Black Point Estate. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
8. "Bonnie Brae". Lake Geneva Estates. Lake Geneva Estates. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
9. "Buena Vista House". Photographs. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-08-10.Includes a photo from around 1895.
10. "Buena Vista House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
11. "Davidson Hall". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
12. "Delavan's Vitrified Brick Street". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
13. "Carlos Douglass House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
14. "Downtown Historic District (Darien)". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
15. "List of some properties in Darien Downtown Historic District". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
16. "East Wing (Old Main)". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
17. "Edward Elderkin House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
18. Scherzer, Edwin (2013-08-20). "Eight Sides to Every Story". Walworth County Today. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
19. "Elkhorn Band Shell". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
20. "Elkhorn Municipal Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
21. "Elkhorn Post Office". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
22. "Grace and Pearl Historic District". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
23. "Manning R. Hoard Residence". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
24. "Pearson Residence". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
25. "Dr. C.L. Ripley House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
26. "William Hoard Residence". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
27. "Halverson Log Cabin". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
28. "Heart Prairie Lutheran Church". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
29. "Horticultural Hall". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
30. "Horticultural Hall". Retrieved 2014-11-28.
31. "A. P. Johnson House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
32. "Fred B. Jones Estate (Penwern)". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
33. "Horace Loomis House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
34. "Smith and Meadows Store Building". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historic Society. Retrieved 2014-08-11.