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Fort Atkinson is a city in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. It is on the Rock River, a few miles upstream from Lake Koshkonong. The population was 12,579 at the 2020 census. [3] Fort Atkinson is the largest city located entirely in Jefferson County, as Watertown is split between Jefferson and Dodge counties.
The Main Street Historic District in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, United States, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The district is composed of 51 buildings [2] on or within a block of Main Street.
Jefferson County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 84,900. [1] Its county seat is Jefferson. [2] Jefferson County comprises the Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area.
The O.W. Donkle house at 506 Whitewater Ave is a 2.5-story house built in 1910 for Donkle, a cashier at Fort Atkinson Savings Bank. The general massing and varied textures are Queen-Anne-ish. The Palladian windows, returned eaves, and pediment in the front porch are Classical Revival details, which is a typical mix for late Queen Anne. [2] [14]
Fort Atkinson: Fort Atkinson's old downtown, including the 1857 Italianate-styled Albert Winslow Grocery, the 1886 Dr. L.C. Bicknell Building (at left in photo), the 1894 Queen Anne-styled Andra saloon, the 1908 W.D. Hoard Publishing Co., and the 1929 Neoclassical Municipal Building. 36: Eli May House: Eli May House: September 14, 1972
Located in southern Wisconsin, the district comprises most of the west half of Jefferson County and parts of eastern Dane County. It includes the cities of Fort Atkinson, Lake Mills, and Waterloo, and the villages of Cambridge, Deerfield, and Rockdale, along with nearly all of the village of Cottage Grove and part of the village of McFarland.
Fort Koshkonong (Fort Cosconong) was a military fort located near the present-day city of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Intended to control the confluence of the Bark and Rock rivers, it was used as a station for local militia units and the U.S. regulars in the region to scout the British Band , a group of Native Americans who fought against ...
Willard also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He only lived in the house for a few months before moving again following the death of his wife. [2] In 1889, the house was sold to attorney W. H. Rogers. Rogers served as town clerk in 1868 and 1870-1871 and was a justice of the peace from 1868 to 1872.