List of National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin

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This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. National Historic Landmarks are designated by the U.S. National Park Service, which recognizes buildings, structures, districts, objects, and sites which satisfy certain criteria for historic significance. There are 42 National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin.

Current landmarks

[1] Landmark name Image Date designated[2] Location County Description
1 Administration Building and Research Tower, S.C. Johnson Company
The "Great Workroom" at the Johnson Wax Headquarters
January 7, 1976
(#74002275)
Racine
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Racine Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building.
2 Astor Fur Warehouse
October 9, 1960
(#66000800)
Prairie du Chien
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Crawford Oldest known surviving fur trade warehouse in the upper Mississippi River valley.
3 Aztalan
center
July 19, 1964
(#66000022)
Lake Mills
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Jefferson Prehistoric site, now a state park.
4 Harold C. Bradley House
Harold C. Bradley House
January 7, 1976
(#72000047)
Madison
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Dane Prairie School home designed by Louis H. Sullivan.
5 Brisbois House
October 9, 1960
(#66000801)
Prairie du Chien
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Crawford Built with stone left over from Fort Crawford.
6 USS COBIA
January 14, 1986
(#86000087)
Manitowoc
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Manitowoc Representative of GATO class of U.S. World War II submarines.
7 Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day House
September 25, 1997
(#97001268)
Wauwatosa
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Milwaukee Associated with noted geologist Fisk Holbrook Day.
8 Dousman Hotel
Dousman Hotel
October 9, 1960
(#66000122)
Prairie du Chien
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Crawford Hotel with ties to fur traders in area.
9 Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank
Farmers and Merchants Union Bank
January 7, 1976
(#72000044)
Columbus
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Columbia One of eight "jewel box" banks designed by Louis Sullivan
10 First Unitarian Society Meetinghouse
First Unitarian Society Meetinghouse
August 18, 2004
(#73000076)
Shorewood Hills
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Dane Frank Lloyd Wright-designed church.
11 Fountain Lake Farm
Fountain Lake Farm
June 21, 1990
(#90000471)
Montello
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Marquette Home of John Muir from 1849-1856.
12 Fourth Street (Meir) School
December 14, 1990
(#84003720)
Milwaukee
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Milwaukee Golda Meir attended school from 1906-1912.
13 Hamlin Garland House
November 11, 1971
(#71000040)
West Salem
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La Crosse Author Hamlin Garland visited and wrote here regularly.
14 Greendale Historic District
October 16, 2012
(#05000763)
Greendale
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Milwaukee One of three "greenbelt" towns built by the federal government.[3]
15 Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum
Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum
November 4, 1993
(#93001615)
Milwaukee
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Milwaukee Former museum of geology on University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus.
16 Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House
July 31, 2003
(#03001037)
Madison
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Dane First of more than 300 Usonian houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
17 Herbert and Katherine Jacobs Second House
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs Second House
July 31, 2003
(#03001038)
Madison
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Dane Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home.
18 Herbert Johnson House
center
June 29, 1989
(#75000076)
Wind Point
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Racine Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home for the Johnson of Johnson Wax.
19 Robert M. LaFollette Home
January 29, 1964
(#66000020)
Maple Bluff
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Dane A home of Robert M. LaFollette.
20 Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm
January 16, 2009
(#78000082)
Fairfield
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Sauk Farm associated with the writing of Sand County Almanac
21 Little White Schoolhouse
Birthplace of the US Republican Party / The Little White Schoolhouse
May 30, 1974
(#73000079)
Ripon
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Fond du Lac Birthplace of the U.S. Republican Party.
22 Milton House
HABS photo
August 6, 1998
(#72000065)
Milton
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Rock Underground railway station in unusual hotel.
23 Milwaukee City Hall
Milwaukee City Hall
April 5, 2005
(#73000085)
Milwaukee
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Milwaukee Germanic architecture; United States' tallest habitable building 1885-1899.
24 Namur Historic District
Namur Historic District
December 14, 1990
(#87002553)
Namur
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Door District of Belgian-American settlers, where French with a Walloon accent is still spoken.
25 North Hall, University of Wisconsin
North Hall, University of Wisconsin
December 21, 1965
(#66000021)
Madison
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Dane First structure on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
26 Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
June 17, 2011
(#05000530)
5000 West National Avenue, Milwaukee
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Milwaukee 90 acres (36 ha) Milwaukee Soldiers Home (est. 1867) campus, on the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center grounds.
27 Oconto Site
January 20, 1961
(#66000023)
Oconto
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Oconto Burial ground and artifacts dating back 5,000-6,000 years.
28 Pabst Theater
December 4, 1991
(#72000063)
Milwaukee
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Milwaukee Fourth-oldest continually operating theater in nation.
29 Ringling Brothers Circus Winter Headquarters
August 4, 1969
(#69000032)
Baraboo
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Sauk Winter headquarters of the Ringling Brothers Circus from 1884 until 1918.
30 Schoonmaker Reef
September 25, 1997
(#97001266)
Wauwatosa
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Milwaukee Fossilized reef, among the earliest discovered in the world.
31 Second Fort Crawford Military Hospital
Second Fort Crawford Military Hospital
October 9, 1960
(#66000121)
Prairie du Chien
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Crawford Dates back to first half of 19th century, now houses medical museum.
32 Silver Mound Archeological District
February 17, 2006
(#75000067)
Hixton
Coordinates missing
Jackson Site of early Native American settlement.
33 Soldiers' Home Reef
November 4, 1993
(#93001617)
Milwaukee
Coordinates missing
Milwaukee Fossilized reef, among the earliest discovered in the world.
34 Taliesin
Looking at Taliesin East from Hill Crown
January 7, 1976
(#73000081)
Spring Green
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Iowa Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home and studio.
35 Ten Chimneys
July 31, 2003
(#03001042)
Genesee
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Waukesha Residence of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.
36 Turner Hall
November 15, 1996
(#77000041)
Milwaukee
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Milwaukee Associated with German-American Turners.
37 University of Wisconsin Armory & Gymnasium
November 4, 1993
(#93001618)
Madison
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Dane Associated with Wisconsin Progressive Republican movement.
38 University of Wisconsin Dairy Barn
April 5, 2005
(#02000600)
Madison
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Dane Site of veterinary nutrition research.
39 University of Wisconsin Science Hall
November 4, 1993
(#93001616)
Madison
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Dane Associated with noted geology instructor Charles R. Van Hise.
40 Van Hise Rock
September 25, 1997
(#97001267)
Rock Springs
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Sauk Rock outcropping that Charles R. Van Hise used to create principles of structural geology.
41 Villa Louis
October 9, 1960
(#66000123)
Prairie du Chien
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Crawford Fur trader mansion built in 1871.
42 Wisconsin State Capitol
Wisconsin State Capitol
January 3, 2001
(#70000031)
Madison
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Dane Example of Renaissance Revival and Beaux-Arts architecture.

See also

References

  1. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  2. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
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