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 |
(#74002275) |
Racine Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Racine | Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building. | |
2 | Astor Fur Warehouse |
(#66000800) |
Prairie du Chien Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Crawford | Oldest known surviving fur trade warehouse in the upper Mississippi River valley. | |
3 | Aztalan |
(#66000022) |
Lake Mills Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Jefferson | Prehistoric site, now a state park. | |
4 | Harold C. Bradley House |
(#72000047) |
Madison Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Dane | Prairie School home designed by Louis H. Sullivan. | |
5 | Brisbois House |
(#66000801) |
Prairie du Chien Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Crawford | Built with stone left over from Fort Crawford. | |
6 | USS COBIA |
(#86000087) |
Manitowoc Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Manitowoc | Representative of GATO class of U.S. World War II submarines. | |
7 | Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day House |
(#97001268) |
Wauwatosa Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Milwaukee | Associated with noted geologist Fisk Holbrook Day. | |
8 | Dousman Hotel |
(#66000122) |
Prairie du Chien Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Crawford | Hotel with ties to fur traders in area. | |
9 | Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank |
(#72000044) |
Columbus Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Columbia | One of eight "jewel box" banks designed by Louis Sullivan | |
10 | First Unitarian Society Meetinghouse |
(#73000076) |
Shorewood Hills Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Dane | Frank Lloyd Wright-designed church. | |
11 | Fountain Lake Farm |
(#90000471) |
Montello Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Marquette | Home of John Muir from 1849-1856. | |
12 | Fourth Street (Meir) School |
(#84003720) |
Milwaukee Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Milwaukee | Golda Meir attended school from 1906-1912. | |
13 | Hamlin Garland House |
|
(#71000040) |
West Salem Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
La Crosse | Author Hamlin Garland visited and wrote here regularly. |
14 | Greendale Historic District |
(#05000763) |
Greendale Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Milwaukee | One of three "greenbelt" towns built by the federal government.[3] | |
15 | Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum |
(#93001615) |
Milwaukee Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Milwaukee | Former museum of geology on University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus. | |
16 | Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House |
(#03001037) |
Madison Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Dane | First of more than 300 Usonian houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. | |
17 | Herbert and Katherine Jacobs Second House |
(#03001038) |
Madison Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Dane | Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home. | |
18 | Herbert Johnson House |
|
(#75000076) |
Wind Point Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Racine | Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home for the Johnson of Johnson Wax. |
19 | Robert M. LaFollette Home |
(#66000020) |
Maple Bluff Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Dane | A home of Robert M. LaFollette. | |
20 | Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm |
|
(#78000082) |
Fairfield Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Sauk | Farm associated with the writing of Sand County Almanac |
21 | Little White Schoolhouse |
(#73000079) |
Ripon Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Fond du Lac | Birthplace of the U.S. Republican Party. | |
22 | Milton House |
|
(#72000065) |
Milton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Rock | Underground railway station in unusual hotel. |
23 | Milwaukee City Hall |
(#73000085) |
Milwaukee Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Milwaukee | Germanic architecture; United States' tallest habitable building 1885-1899. | |
24 | Namur Historic District |
(#87002553) |
Namur Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Door | District of Belgian-American settlers, where French with a Walloon accent is still spoken. | |
25 | North Hall, University of Wisconsin |
(#66000021) |
Madison Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Dane | First structure on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. | |
26 | Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers |
|
(#05000530) |
5000 West National Avenue, Milwaukee Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Milwaukee | 90 acres (36 ha) Milwaukee Soldiers Home (est. 1867) campus, on the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center grounds. |
27 | Oconto Site |
(#66000023) |
Oconto Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Oconto | Burial ground and artifacts dating back 5,000-6,000 years. | |
28 | Pabst Theater |
(#72000063) |
Milwaukee Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Milwaukee | Fourth-oldest continually operating theater in nation. | |
29 | Ringling Brothers Circus Winter Headquarters |
|
(#69000032) |
Baraboo Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Sauk | Winter headquarters of the Ringling Brothers Circus from 1884 until 1918. |
30 | Schoonmaker Reef |
(#97001266) |
Wauwatosa Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Milwaukee | Fossilized reef, among the earliest discovered in the world. | |
31 | Second Fort Crawford Military Hospital |
(#66000121) |
Prairie du Chien Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Crawford | Dates back to first half of 19th century, now houses medical museum. | |
32 | Silver Mound Archeological District |
(#75000067) |
Hixton Coordinates missing |
Jackson | Site of early Native American settlement. | |
33 | Soldiers' Home Reef |
(#93001617) |
Milwaukee Coordinates missing |
Milwaukee | Fossilized reef, among the earliest discovered in the world. | |
34 | Taliesin |
(#73000081) |
Spring Green Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Iowa | Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home and studio. | |
35 | Ten Chimneys |
(#03001042) |
Genesee Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Waukesha | Residence of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. | |
36 | Turner Hall |
(#77000041) |
Milwaukee Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Milwaukee | Associated with German-American Turners. | |
37 | University of Wisconsin Armory & Gymnasium |
(#93001618) |
Madison Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Dane | Associated with Wisconsin Progressive Republican movement. | |
38 | University of Wisconsin Dairy Barn |
(#02000600) |
Madison Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Dane | Site of veterinary nutrition research. | |
39 | University of Wisconsin Science Hall |
(#93001616) |
Madison Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Dane | Associated with noted geology instructor Charles R. Van Hise. | |
40 | Van Hise Rock |
|
(#97001267) |
Rock Springs Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Sauk | Rock outcropping that Charles R. Van Hise used to create principles of structural geology. |
41 | Villa Louis |
(#66000123) |
Prairie du Chien Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Crawford | Fur trader mansion built in 1871. | |
42 | Wisconsin State Capitol |
(#70000031) |
Madison Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Dane | Example of Renaissance Revival and Beaux-Arts architecture. |
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin. |
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Wisconsin
- List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- National Register Information System, National Park Service.