Fort Winnebago Surgeon's Quarters

Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters
Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters Historic Site, the Log House structure is known as the Surgeons Quarters. The Garrison School is on the right.
Nearest city Portage, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°33′15″N 89°25′58″W / 43.55417°N 89.43278°W / 43.55417; -89.43278Coordinates: 43°33′15″N 89°25′58″W / 43.55417°N 89.43278°W / 43.55417; -89.43278
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built circa 1820-1824
Built by Francis Le Roy
Architectural style French Colonial Log Home
NRHP Reference # 70000029[1]
Added to NRHP October 28, 1970

The Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters refers to a site on a land bridge or portage, with two historic buildings situated between the Fox River and the Wisconsin River, in Portage, Wisconsin. Built circa 1820, the log structure, referred to as the Surgeons Quarters, has served multiple purposes. The second historic building on the site is the Garrison School circa 1850. Both properties are owned, operated and maintained by the Wisconsin Society[2] Daughters of the American Revolution who operate it as a museum with 19th century period furnishings.

History

The building was used by the United States Army for Fort Winnebago.[3][4]

The museum also features the Garrison School, a 19th-century one room schoolhouse that was in use until 1960.

References

  1. ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Wisconsin Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Wsdar.com (2013-11-11). Retrieved on 2014-04-27.
  3. ↑ "Fort Winnebago Surgeon's Quarters". City of Portage. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  4. ↑ Official Web Site of the Fort Winnebago Surgeon's Quarters. Fortwinnebagosurgeonsquarters.org. Retrieved on 2014-04-27.

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