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==Arts and culture== [[File:Beloit_Water_Tower_Place.jpg|thumb|[[Beloit Water Tower]], constructed in 1889]] * Beloit Art Center * [[Beloit Civic Theatre]] * Beloit Historical Society * Beloit Janesville Symphony Orchestra * The Castle Performing Arts Center * [[Logan Museum of Anthropology]] * Turtle Creek Chamber Orchestra * [[Wright Museum of Art]] *Beloit City Hall β this houses a [[mural]] portraying the history of Beloit, completed in 1985 by artist [[Martha Nessler Hayden]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Artist Finds Beauty in Beloit|last=Enking|first=Minnie|date=March 30, 1985|work=Beloit Daily News|page=84}}</ref> ===Historic buildings=== Beloit's 1889 [[Beloit Water Tower|Water Tower Place]] began demolition in 1935, which was halted because of the cost. A historic [[City of Beloit Waterworks and Pump Station|pump station]] is nearby. The [[Fairbanks Flats]] were built in 1917 to house the rush of [[African Americans]] moving to the area from the [[Southern United States]]. [[Pearsons Hall of Science]] was designed by the architectural firm [[Burnham and Root]] for [[Beloit College]] as a science center. The [[Lathrop-Munn Cobblestone House]] was originally built for politician [[John Hackett (Wisconsin politician)|John Hackett]]. The Castle at 501 Prospect was built as First Presbyterian Church in 1902; it now operates as a Performing Arts Center and Music School. ===Festivals=== Beloit's main festivals include the [[Beloit International Film Festival]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stevenson |first=Alexandra |date=August 5, 2017 |title=In Weary Wisconsin Town, a Billionaire-Fueled Revival |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/05/business/dealbook/beloit-wisconsin-revival-diane-hendricks.html |access-date=November 25, 2024 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and Beloit's [[Winterfest]], which includes an indoor playland, ice skating, ice sculpting and toboggan races.
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