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National Register of Historic Places

Fountain Inn

On the National Register since 200917 years
Commercial StyleListed 2009Beaver Dam
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Fountain Inn

Fountain Inn, at 203 Front St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 30, 2009. It was among the first 7 of Beaver Dam’s 8 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial Style, as it does for 15 other Wisconsin listings. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 31 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

203 Front St., Beaver Dam · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Fountain InnStart here
  2. 2Hotel RogersCommercial Vernacular · Built 1927 · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company Passenger DepotVictorian · next door
  4. 4Williams Free LibraryRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 1890 · next door
  5. 5St. Mark's Episcopal ChurchCarpenter Gothic · Built 1858 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

3 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BParamount Knitting Company MillLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements0.3 miBSwan House and Vita Spring PavilionQueen Anne0.4 miBWeyenberg Shoe FactoryLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · Built 19190.6 mi

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Questions about Fountain Inn

Is Fountain Inn on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 30, 2009 (Register number 09000797).

Is Fountain Inn a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Wisconsin has 43 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, 11.8 miles away.

Can you visit Fountain Inn?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Fountain Inn?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 31 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 106780706. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.