Marker 412: Wisconsin Avenue Commercial Historical District
Erected 1999 by Wisconsin Historical Society
Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
44° 11.232′ N, 88° 27.767′ W
HISTORIC WISCONSIN AVENUE
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
Begun by flour millers to capture the trade of local wheat farmers, this central shopping district was established near the mills at the heart of the city. Built by the emerging merchant class during the paper industry's heyday, many of the buildings date from the 1880s and 1890s.
Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
44° 11.232′ N, 88° 27.767′ W
HISTORIC WISCONSIN AVENUE
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
Begun by flour millers to capture the trade of local wheat farmers, this central shopping district was established near the mills at the heart of the city. Built by the emerging merchant class during the paper industry's heyday, many of the buildings date from the 1880s and 1890s.
"Wisconsin Historical Markers." : Marker 412: Wisconsin Avenue Commercial Historic District. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 May 2014.
Picture photographed by author through front window.
Picture photographed by author through front window.