Main Street Historic District (Thiensville, Wisconsin)

{{short description|Historic district in Wisconsin, United States}}

{{For|other places of a similar name|Main Street Historic District (disambiguation){{!}}Main Street Historic District}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Main Street Historic District

| nrhp_type = hd

| nocat = yes

| image = Thiensville Main St May09.jpg

| caption = A portion of the district.

| location = Thiensville, Wisconsin

| refnum = 04001279

| added = November 26, 2004

| locmapin = Wisconsin

| coordinates = {{Coord|43.228808|-87.984227|type:landmark_region:US-WI|display=inline,title}}

}}

The Main Street Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.{{cite news|last1=Schnell|first1=Traci E.|last2=Faltinson|first2=Brian J.|title=Main Street Historic District|url={{NRHP url|id=04001279}}|accessdate=2017-02-03|work=NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form|publisher=National Park Service|date=May 2003}}{{cite web|url=http://landmarkhunter.com/186548-main-street-historic-district/|title=Main Street Historic District|publisher=Landmark Hunter.com|accessdate=2012-10-03}}

History

The area that would become Main Street was originally a plank road designed for travelers on horses.{{cite web|url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=div&did=WI.OzThiensvWalk.i0005&isize=M|title=Historic Main Street|publisher=University of Wisconsin Digital Collections|accessdate=2012-10-03}} With the arrival of the Wisconsin Central Railroad in 1871, a series of new businesses sprung up and the area began transitioning into Thiensville's new commercial center. Previously, the center of Thiensville's commercial activity was located to the east in what is now the Green Bay Road Historic District. Business continued to grow on Main Street with the introduction of an interurban in 1907. In 1915, the street was paved to accommodate automobiles and several automobile-related business opened up in response.

References

Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin

Category:Geography of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin