Midwest

Waukesha

Waukesha County, WI

Population

8,480

Walk Score

92 · Walker's Paradise

Median rent

$1,081

Median home value

$365,100

Founded

1839

On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Block C Historic District · listed 1996
  • Caples' Park Historic District · listed 1988
  • College Avenue Historic District · listed 1983
  • Downtown Historic District · listed 1983
  • East Broadway Historic District · listed 1996
  • Laflin Avenue Historic District · listed 1983
  • Madison Street Historic District · listed 1990
  • McCall Street Historic District · listed 1983
  • McCall Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1993
  • Wisconsin Avenue Historic District · listed 1983

Notable landmarks

  • Arcadian Bottling Works · listed 1983
  • Arlington Apartments · listed 1987
  • Barney House · listed 1994
  • Barrett, Everett P., House · listed 1995
  • Becker and Schafer Store Building · listed 1995
  • Blair, Sen. William, House · listed 1983
  • Blair, Senator William and Henrietta, House (Additional Documentation) · listed 1983
  • Blair, Senator William and Henrietta, House (Boundary Decrease) · listed 1983
  • Buckley, Patrick J., House · listed 1991
  • Chandler, Walter S., House · listed 1974
  • Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Passenger Depot · listed 1995
  • Cook, Alexander, House · listed 1983
  • Cutler Mound Group · listed 1988
  • Cutler, Morris, House · listed 1983
  • Dwinnell, George, House · listed 1983
  • Elliot, Dr. F. C., House · listed 1983
  • Fabacker, Joseph, House · listed 1995
  • First Baptist Church · listed 1983
  • First Congregational Church · listed 1992
  • First German Reformed Church · listed 1991
  • First Methodist Church · listed 1983
  • Frame, Andrew, House · listed 1983
  • Grace, Perry, House · listed 1983
  • Grand View Health Resort · listed 1984
  • Hadfield Company Lime Kilns · listed 1982
  • …and 38 more

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