Fairbanks Flats
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Location | Beloit, Wisconsin |
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Built | 1917 |
NRHP Reference # | 83003416 |
Added to NRHP | January 7, 1983 |
The Fairbanks Flats are located in Beloit, Wisconsin. In 1983, they were added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The flats were built by Fairbanks-Morse to house the rush of African Americans moving to the area from the Southern United States, offering safer living conditions and good wages. Fairbanks-Morse had increased production after the outbreak of World War I. The flats remain in use as residential buildings.