Historical Tours

Then and Now: 200-208 E. Main

Top: Farmers and Merchants Bank, ca. 1910s (SPHLM P8026). Bottom: The Studio Collective and Public Enemy Poke & Smoke, 2023.
Then and Now: 101-105 E. Main

Top: Hotel Greene and Post Office, ca. 1904 (SPHLM P8624.47). Bottom: Budding Butterfly and Abarrotes El Primo, 2023.
Then and Now: 121 E. Main

Top: Main Street looking west, ca. 1900s, with Conrad's Restaurant (SPHLM P7281b). Bottom: Main Street looking west, 2023, with Salvatore's Tomato Pies.

Self-Guided Tour of the Downtown Historic District

The Sun Prairie Downtown Historic District, spanning 100 to 245 East Main Street, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2019 and includes buildings constructed between 1862 and 1958.

Sun Prairie residents and out-of-town visitors will enjoy a self-guided walking tour of the Downtown Historic District. The Museum is pleased to offer three ways to learn about these local treasures:

Pick up a printed copy of the 2023 walking tour booklet at the Museum, available for free while supplies last.
View the e-booklet at https://view.flipdocs.com/?ID=10018939_890812.
A virtual walking tour is available at https://theclio.com/tour/2405.

Thank you to these Sun Prairie businesses for supporting this project!

Historical Tours

Then and Now: 200-208 E. Main

Then and Now: 101-105 E. Main

Then and Now: 121 E. Main

Self-Guided Tour of the Downtown Historic District

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