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Richland Center, WI Road Trips

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Downtown Richland Center, WI, WI

Photo: Tom Fisk

Trip Routes

3

Longest Drive

151.6 mi

Oak Creek, WI

Quickest Drive

12m

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Richland Center, WI by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

5,030

Median Income

$51,472

Median Home Value

$137,700

Median Age

44.2

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Notable People from Richland Center, WI

A sampling of people born in Richland Center, WI.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright

1867–1959

American architect (1867-1959)

Raymond Leo Burke

Raymond Leo Burke

1948

American Catholic cardinal

Vernon Wallace Thomson

Vernon Wallace Thomson

1905–1988

American politician (1905-1988)

Otis B. Thayer

Otis B. Thayer

1862–1935

actor, Director

Lynda Barry

Lynda Barry

1956

American cartoonist

Ann Walsh Bradley

Ann Walsh Bradley

1950

American judge

Deborah Polaski

1949

singer

Landmarks & Historic Sites

Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Richland Center, WI.

A. D. German Warehouse

A. D. German Warehouse

former warehouse and United States historic place

National Register of Historic Places listed place listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places

City data from Wikidata (Q1569965), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Richland Center, WI

Richland Center is a city in the Southern Wisconsin River Valley in Southwest Wisconsin.

Richland Center is the birthplace of Frank Lloyd Wright. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Richland campus.

1 A. D. German Warehouse, Church St and Haseltine St (SW corner). The only building Frank Lloyd Wright designed for his hometown, built in 1921. It's a warehouse built in the Mayan Revival style, which was popular in the 1920s and 30s.

1 Phoenix Center, 100 S Orange St, ☏ +1 608 649-7469. M-Th 10AM-2AM, F-Sa 10AM-2:30AM, Su 10AM-midnight. Recreational center with a bowling alley plus a bar and restaurant. Open bowling available daily, but hours vary. Call ahead.

1 Serna Brothers, 130 S Main St, ☏ +1 608 647-4732. M-Sa 10AM-9PM. Mexican.

1 The Press Box, 165 W Court St, ☏ +1 608 647-4012. Sports bar.

1 Ramada, 1450 Veterans Dr (off US Hwy 14, south end of town), ☏ +1 608 647-8869, fax: +1 608 647-7154. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. Free wireless internet, on-site gym and pool. No smoking, no pets.

US Highway 14 runs through town, linking to Madison in the east and La Crosse in the west.

Travel tips adapted from Richland Center on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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