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Fairbanks Flats
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National Register of Historic Places

Fairbanks Flats

Also known as Edgewater Apartments

On the National Register since 198343 years
Listed 1983Beloit
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Fairbanks Flats

Fairbanks Flats, at 205, 215 Birch Ave. and 206, 216 Carpenter Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 7, 1983. The Register lists it for its town planning and black history, at the state level. It was listed as part of Beloit MRA. The listing covers 1.5 acres.

What it isBeloit, Wisconsin, NRHP-listed. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 8 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1917 to today

  1. 1917Built
  2. 1983Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 43 years
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Finding Fairbanks Flats

205, 215 Birch Ave. and 206, 216 Carpenter Ave., Beloit

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No other Register listing is within a short walk. The nearest are under Around it.

Around it

28 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

DMerrill Avenue Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.9 miDCity of Beloit Waterworks and Pump StationBungalow/Craftsman1 miBBeloit Water TowerBuilt 18891 miDBluff Street Historic DistrictGreek Revival1.2 miBEmerson HallEclectic Revival1.2 miBPearsons Hall of ScienceRomanesque Revival · Built 18921.3 miBBeloit Power PlantBuilt 19071.3 miBSt. Paul's Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18481.4 miDNear East Side Historic DistrictItalianate1.4 miBJ. W. Crist HouseRural Queen Anne · Built 19041.4 miBStephen Slaymaker HouseVictorian vernacular frame cottage · Built 18871.5 miBSelvy Blodgett HouseGreek Revival1.5 miBLathrop-Munn Cobblestone HouseCobblestone1.5 miBRasey HouseBuilt 18501.5 miBFirst Congregational ChurchBuilt 18591.5 miSStrong Partridge Mound GroupSite1.5 miBHanchett BlockBuilding1.6 miBMoran's SaloonVictorian Italianate Commercial · Built 18801.6 mi
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BStrong BuildingArt Deco1.6 miBHilton House HotelLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19041.6 miBRindfleisch BuildingBrick Commercial1.6 miBCharles Rau HouseVernacular · Built 18911.6 miBChurch of St. Thomas the ApostleLate Victorian Ecclesiastical · Built 18851.7 miBElbert Neese HouseTudor Revival · Built 18951.7 miBFlorence Yates HouseGeorgian Revival · Built 19271.7 miBBrasstown CottageCarpenter Gothic1.7 miBBartlett Memorial Historical MuseumItalianate1.9 miBClark Nye HouseVernacular Greek Revival · Built 18462 mi

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Questions about Fairbanks Flats

Is Fairbanks Flats on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 7, 1983 (Register number 83003416).

Is Fairbanks Flats a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Wisconsin has 43 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Milton House, 18.3 miles away.

Can you visit Fairbanks Flats?

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 Fairbanks Flats?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 8 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 106779373 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.