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Nolen was a city planner who saw the Rock River as a focal point for community and park development. His park planning established Janesville as the "City of Parks." [10] Janesville was the site of the first Wisconsin State Fair in 1851, attended by approximately 10,000 people. [19]
Janesville City Hall. This is a list of city managers and mayors of Janesville, Wisconsin, USA. Janesville was originally incorporated as a city in 1853, utilizing the mayor-council form of government. In 1923, Janesville adopted the council-manager form of government, and has retained that form of government ever since.
The Old Fourth Ward Historic District in Janesville, Wisconsin is a large old working-class neighborhood southwest of the downtown, comprising about 1100 contributing structures built from the 1840s to 1930. [2] In 1990 the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3]
November 21, 1978 (10 S. High St. Janesville: 1930 armory designed by Lt. Colonel Henry C. Hengles in Spanish Revival style, with walls of colored brick and tile roof. . Originally housed the 32nd Tank Company of the Wisconsin National Guard, which helped defend Bataan in 1941-42 and endured the Bataan De
Rotary Botanical Gardens was established in 1988 by Janesville Rotary Clubs on the grounds of a defunct sand and gravel quarry. [4] Owned by the city, the site was filled with debris and equipment. The city leased the site to the Rotarians, who began a multi-year cleanup project.
Janesville. Bower City [14] City of Parks [15] Wisconsin's Park Place [1] Jefferson – The Gemütlichkeit City [1] Jim Falls – Biggest Little Town on the River [1] Johnson Creek – Crossroads With a Future [1] Juda – Buffalo Roast Capital of Wisconsin [1] Juneau – Birthplace of Addie Joss (Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher) [1]
It was designed by Janesville architect Gary Nettleton and built in 1864 for Lappin, an Irish immigrant merchant who opened the city's first store. [5] [1] The Wheelock house at 418 St Lawrence Ave is a 3-story brick house built in 1865. Its style is Second Empire, indicated by its mansard roof - one of the few of that style in the city. The ...
J.C. Penney ran a department store in the building from 1920 to 1974. The architectural style of the building is Second Empire, signaled by the mansard roof of the building. The style was popular in the 1860s when the church was built, but is now rather uncommon in Janesville. [5] Fredendall Block, Italianate style, built 1868-69