Lincoln County
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Summary | |
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Center Avenue Historic District | 01994-06-17June 17, 1994 | Roughly bounded by Cedar, Park, Third, Center and Seventh Sts. |
Merrill | Homes built as early as the late 1800s in various styles: Italianate,
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Prairie Style. |
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First Street Bridge | 01996-09-12September 12, 1996 | 1st St. spanning the Prairie River |
Merrill | This 1904 three-arch stone bridge is the only one left in Wisconsin. | ||
Lincoln County Courthouse | 01978-04-19April 19, 1978 | 1110 E. Main St. |
Merrill | Beaux-Arts courthouse built in 1903. | ||
Merrill City Hall | 01978-07-12July 12, 1978 | 717 E. 2nd St. |
Merrill | Former city hall, constructed in 1889 in Queen Anne style. Now apartments. | ||
Merrill Post Office | 02000-10-24October 24, 2000 | 430 E. Second St. |
Merrill | Built in 1915, this is the second oldest post office in Wisconsin. | ||
T.B. Scott Free Library | 01974-01-21January 21, 1974 | 106 W. 1st St. |
Merrill | Established in 1891 by Thomas Blythe Scott, lumberman and legislator. First public library in Wisconsin to offer English classes for immigrants. Part of the current building was built in 1911 with a Carnegie grant. |
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