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Princeton Downtown Historic District

Coordinates: 43°51′00″N 89°07′52″W / 43.85000°N 89.13111°W / 43.85000; -89.13111 (Princeton Downtown Historic District)
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Princeton Downtown Historic District
A portion of the district.
LocationApproximately .33 miles E from Jct. WI 23 and WI 73, Princeton, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°51′00″N 89°07′52″W / 43.85000°N 89.13111°W / 43.85000; -89.13111 (Princeton Downtown Historic District)
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
NRHP reference No.97000271[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1997

The Princeton Downtown Historic District is located in Princeton, Wisconsin.[2]

Description

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The district of made up of Princeton's old business district, including the 1859 Italianate Teske dry goods store,[3] the 1860/1884 Worm saloon,[4] the pre-1885 frame Italianate Henning meat market,[5] the 1882 Italianate Schall building,[6] the 1890 Italianate Luedtke store,[7] the 1891 Rimpler dry goods store,[8] the 1894 Richardsonian Romanesque Princeton State Bank,[9] the 1901 Schade saloon and jewelry store,[10] and the 1901 Commercial Vernacular Yahr building, which initially showcased furniture and caskets.[11][12] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 and to the State Register of Historic Places the following year.

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Princeton Downtown Historic District". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Teske Bros. Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "J. William Worm Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  5. ^ "Christ Henning Jr. Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  6. ^ "Gottfried Schaal Building Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  7. ^ "William F. Luedtke Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  8. ^ "Anton Rimpler Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  9. ^ "Princeton State Bank". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  10. ^ "William F. Schade Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  11. ^ "William R. Yahr Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  12. ^ Heggland, Timothy F. (November 28, 1996). "Princeton Downtown Historic District". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved December 15, 2015.