Wade House Historic Site
| Wade House Historic Site | |
| Wisconsin State Park | |
 Old Wade House | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Sheboygan |
| Location | Greenbush, Wisconsin |
| - coordinates | 43°46′36″N 88°05′05″W / 43.77667°N 88.08472°WCoordinates: 43°46′36″N 88°05′05″W / 43.77667°N 88.08472°W |
| Area | 48 acres (19 ha) |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Management | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| style=""color: #cde5b2"" | IUCN category | V - Protected Landscape/Seascape |
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| Website: wadehouse | |
Wade House Historical Site, also called Old Wade House, is a 240-acre (97 ha) open-air museum in Greenbush, Wisconsin. A Wisconsin historic site, the site is operated by a Wisconsin Historical Society.
The site contains nine structures, three of which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The namesake structure is the Sylvanus Wade House constructed in 1848–1849.
Live historic interpreters, wearing period style clothing, populate the park during summer operations.
History
The Wade house was restored in 1950–1953 by the Kohler Foundation and the turned over to the state to be operated as a state park.[1][2]
The Wesley W. Jung carriage museum was constructed and opened to the public in 1968.[3][4]
The Robinson-Herrling sawmill site and 97 acres of property was purchased in 1960.[5] was reconstructed on its original site from 1999–2001.
A new 30,000 sq ft visitor center and carriage museum was opened in 2013.
List of structures
Three of the site's structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
| Structure name | location | Image | Built | Construction/style/notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvanus Wade House | 43°46′36″N 88°05′05″W / 43.776694°N 88.084779°W | | 1849[6] | Greek Revival Listed on the NRHP in 1971 (#71000041) |
| Charles Robinson House | 43°46′34″N 88°05′11″W / 43.776089°N 88.086371°W |  | 1855[7] | Greek Revival Listed on the NRHP in 1984 (#84000678) Also known as the Butternut House. Was residences of Sylvanus Wade's oldest daughter and her husband |
| Robinson Carriage House | 43°46′34″N 88°05′12″W / 43.776138°N 88.086653°W |  | ||
| Butternut Cafe | 43°46′35″N 88°05′09″W / 43.776432°N 88.085858°W |  | 1950[8] | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Robinson-Herrling Sawmill Farmhouse | 43°46′40″N 88°05′08″W / 43.777908°N 88.085542°W |  | 1847[9] | Timber frame Listed on the NRHP in 1984 (#84000685) Rebuilt at original site 1999–2001 |
| Dockstader Blacksmith Shop | 43°46′39″N 88°05′06″W / 43.777588°N 88.085014°W |  | 1970s[10] | |
| Smokehouse | 43°46′37″N 88°05′06″W / 43.776842°N 88.084957°W |  | ||
| Interpretation Center | 43°46′39″N 88°05′14″W / 43.777462°N 88.087148°W |  | 1950s[11] | This building was previously used as the visitors center but was re-purposed after construction of the new visitors center building in 2013. |
| Visitors Center | 43°46′55″N 88°05′15″W / 43.781824°N 88.087509°W |  | 2013 | |
| Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum | 43°46′54″N 88°05′14″W / 43.781707°N 88.087221°W |  | 2013 | |
| Banquet Hall | 43°46′44″N 88°05′25″W / 43.778981°N 88.090407°W |  | 1967–1968 | This building was previously used as the carriage museum but was re-purposed after construction of the new visitors center building in 2013.[12] |
| Chicken Coop | 43°46′37″N 88°05′07″W / 43.776885°N 88.085248°W |  | ||
| Sheep Pen | 43°46′38″N 88°05′09″W / 43.777252°N 88.085787°W |  | ||
| Stable | 43°46′41″N 88°05′14″W / 43.777961°N 88.087207°W |  | ||
| Maintenance Building | 43°46′45″N 88°05′30″W / 43.779205°N 88.091652°W |
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin
References
- ↑ "Kohler Foundation, Inc. Buys Wade House". Sheboygan Press. 14 July 1950. p. 1.
- ↑ "Our New State Park". Sheboygan Press. 6 Jun 1953. p. 20.
- ↑ "Museum Project Launched". The Sheboygan Press. 11 Jul 1967. p. 3.
- ↑ "Dedication Date Set For Jung Carriage Museum". The Sheboygan Press. 7 Mar 1968. p. 8.
- ↑ "Old Wade House Buys a Dam Site". The Milwaukee Sentinel. 11 Aug 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ↑ "Sylvanus Wade House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ "Charles Robinson House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ "Reference Number: 82038". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society.
- ↑ "Robinson-Herrling Sawmill". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Societ. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ "Blacksmith Shop const". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ "Vistor's center const". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ "Jung Carriage Museum const". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wade House Historic Site. |
- Wade House Historical Site official site