National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Wisconsin

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Adams 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]

Location of Adams County in Wisconsin

There are 3 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 15, 2024.[2]

Current listings edit

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed[4] Location City or town Description
1 Adams County Courthouse
 
Adams County Courthouse
March 9, 1982
(#82000627)
402 Main St.
43°58′15″N 89°48′55″W / 43.970833°N 89.815278°W / 43.970833; -89.815278 (Adams County Courthouse)
Friendship 1914 Neoclassical building, designed by Arthur Peabody, sited in Friendship after a hotly contested vote with the neighboring city of Adams.[5]
2 Gunning–Purves Building
 
Gunning–Purves Building
March 3, 2015
(#15000056)
311 Main St.
43°58′18″N 89°48′59″W / 43.971648°N 89.816452°W / 43.971648; -89.816452 (Gunning–Purves Building)
Friendship 1904 commercial building with pressed metal ornamentation from George L. Mesker & Co. on the outside and inside. Has housed a bank, a realtor, a furniture store, a funeral home, and now the Adams County Heritage Center.[6]
3 Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs
 
Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs
May 11, 1981
(#81000031)
1.5 miles north of Friendship on Hwy 13
44°00′06″N 89°49′04″W / 44.001667°N 89.817778°W / 44.001667; -89.817778 (Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs)
Friendship Oneota rock art on a sandstone bluff, vandalized by early soldiers and settlers.

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References edit

  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 Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical 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. ^ "Adams County Courthouse". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
  6. ^ "Gunning-Purves Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-10-31.