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Lappin-Hayes Block
Location20 E. Milwaukee St.
Janesville, Wisconsin
Built1855
ArchitectPeabody & Beauley
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.76000224
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1976

The Lappin-Hayes Block is a commercial building located in Janesville, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

History

The land the building sits on was once the site of a cabin that belonged to Henry F. Janes,[2] one of the first settlers in the area, and the person after whom Janesville is named. The building was originally owned by Thomas Lappin, who had previously owned another building on the same spot. Over the years, tenants of the building included what would become Northwestern Mutual. Several other tenants, including grocers, banks, attorneys and physicians, occupied it. In 1899, it was purchased by Dennis and Michael Hayes.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Lappin-Hayes Block". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  2. ^ "Lappin-Hayes Block - Janesville, WI". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 2013-06-01.