Portage Retail Historic District
Features
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Tour Type
- Walking Tours
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History/Heritage Type
- Wisconsin History
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State Historic Sign Site
- Yes
Portage Retail Historic District
104 W. Cook Street - Portage, WI 53901
Information:
608-742-6242
Toll Free:
800-474-2525
The Fox-Wisconsin waterway and Portage Canal placed Portage in the center of heavy commercial traffic in the 1800s, distributing lumber, grain and other supplies. It was also an early railroad center and highway crossroad. The most rapid expansion in this National Register District took place after the Civil War with construction often in Portage cream brick. In the midst of these Victorian facade buildings, there is a thriving diversified retail district in what is now a county seat. Walking tour maps available at the Chamber Office.
What's Nearby
Events
Places To Stay
Dining
1
Brown Bag Series
4/25/2024
Portage - 0.16 miles away
2
Gale Singers Community Choir
5/05/2024
Portage - 0.16 miles away
3
Downtown Baraboo Spring Fair on the Square
5/11/2024
Baraboo - 14.97 miles away
4
Baraboo Wine Walk (Outer Space)
5/03/2024
Baraboo - 15.03 miles away
5
Downtown Baraboo Spring Fair on the Square
5/11/2024
Baraboo - 15.03 miles away
6
Hollywood at Elm Street Plaza
5/18/2024
Wisconsin Dells - 16.82 miles away
7
Spring Wine Walk
4/27/2024
Wisconsin Dells - 16.91 miles away
8
Automotion Classic Car Show
5/18/2024 - 5/19/2024
Wisconsin Dells - 17.43 miles away