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Water Street Commercial Historic District

  • Vicinity: Roughly bounded by K, Main, Bridge and Spring Sts and Jefferson Ave
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Mifflin E Bell Architect
1890/00/00 Schick and Stoltze Architect Designed by Stoltze and Schick in the Queen Anne Style, the R S Doge House at 217 N Spring Street is built. The house, now remolded, is associated with R S Dodge, a prominent businessman in Sparta.
1896/00/00 William G Williams Owner The Williams Block at 125 S Water Street, Sparta, is built for W G Williams by local contractors L V Huschka and H Davenport just a few blocks Mr Williams' home. The red brick Queen Anne Commercial style two-story building features a corner round turret.
1896/00/00 Schick and Stoltze Architect The Williams Block at 125 S Water Street, Sparta, is built for W G Williams by local contractors L V Huschka and H Davenport just a few blocks Mr Williams' home. The red brick Queen Anne Commercial style two-story building features a corner round turret.

Places

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Monroe County Courthouse
  • NRHP
Sparta Free Library
  • NRHP
Sparta Masonic Temple
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Particulars for Water Street Commercial Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Historic Use Clubhouse
Area of Significance Commerce
Area of Significance Education
Criteria Exemplar
Owner Federal
Historic Use Government Office
Sight Category Historic District
Area of Significance Industry
Architectural Style Late 19th and 20th century revivals
Architectural Style Late Victorian
Architectural Style Mediterranean Revival
Historic Use Meeting hall
Area of Significance Politics-government
Historic Use Post Office
Owner Private
Area of Significance Social History



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 12th November 1992

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Water Street Commercial Historic District
Registry Address: Roughly bounded by K, Main, Bridge and Spring Sts. and Jefferson Ave.
Registry Number: 92001554
Resource Type: District
Owner: Federal, Private, Local
Architect: Bell,Mifflin E.; et al.
Architectural Style: Late 19th and 20th century revivals, Late victorian, Other
Attribute: Mediterranean Revival
Area in Acres: 22
Contributing Buildings: 55
Non-Contributing Buildings: 28
Contributing Structures: 1
Non-Contributing Structures: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Industry, Commerce, Politics-government, Education, Architecture, Social history
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Significance of less than fifty years
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Historic Function: Education, Transportation, Social, Recreation and Culture, Government, Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Meeting hall, Post office, Clubhouse, Government office
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Education, Commerce, Trade, Government, Social, Transportation
Current Sub-Function: Meeting hall Library Government office Post office

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