French-Canadian fur trader Joseph Roi built the cottage on the Fox River sometime between 1776[3] and 1803.[4] He used the pièce-sur-pièce à coulisse technique common in French-Canadian buildings of the time. In 1805, Roi sold the cottage to Jacques Porlier, an ally of the British. During the War of 1812, the building served as a local headquarters for the British. After the war, Porlier swore allegiance to the United States and in 1820 became chief justice of the Brown County court of the Michigan Territory.[2]
In 1850, Norwegian Moravian missionaryNils Otto Tank purchased the cottage and large tract of land along the Fox River. His wife, Caroline van der Meulin, covered the pièce-sur-pièce à coulisse work with clapboard and lived there until her death in 1891. In 1908, the cottage was in danger of demolition as the city became more industrial, so it was moved from its original location on 8th Street along the river to Tank Park.[2]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and in 1976 moved to its current location in Heritage Hill State Historical Park to serve as a museum.[5]
^ The St. Joan of Arc Chapel on the Marquette University campus in Milwaukee is technically older, having been built in the 15th century. The chapel was built in France, shipped to the United States in 1927, and reconstructed at Marquette University in 1966.[6] The Tank Cottage is the oldest Wisconsin building that was originally built in Wisconsin.
^ abcAnderson, D. N. (March 23, 1970). "Tank Cottage". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
^"Photograph: Tank Cottage". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
^"Growing Community". Heritage Hill State Park. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 12 April 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
^. Heritage Hill State Historical Park. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
^"A History of the St. Joan of Arc Chapel". St. Joan of Arc Chapel website. Marquette University. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
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tank, cottage, located, within, heritage, hill, state, historical, park, green, wisconsin, added, national, register, historic, places, 1970, oldest, building, wisconsin, national, register, historic, placeslocation2640, south, webster, green, wisconsincoordin. Tank Cottage is located within Heritage Hill State Historical Park in Green Bay Wisconsin It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 1 and may be the oldest building in Wisconsin 2 a Tank CottageU S National Register of Historic PlacesTank CottageLocation2640 South Webster Ave Green Bay WisconsinCoordinates44 28 32 N 88 02 09 W 44 47555 N 88 03591 W 44 47555 88 03591BuiltBetween 1776 1803NRHP reference No 70000028Added to NRHPApril 28 1970 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 3 1 Informational notes 3 2 CitationsHistory editFrench Canadian fur trader Joseph Roi built the cottage on the Fox River sometime between 1776 3 and 1803 4 He used the piece sur piece a coulisse technique common in French Canadian buildings of the time In 1805 Roi sold the cottage to Jacques Porlier an ally of the British During the War of 1812 the building served as a local headquarters for the British After the war Porlier swore allegiance to the United States and in 1820 became chief justice of the Brown County court of the Michigan Territory 2 In 1850 Norwegian Moravian missionary Nils Otto Tank purchased the cottage and large tract of land along the Fox River His wife Caroline van der Meulin covered the piece sur piece a coulisse work with clapboard and lived there until her death in 1891 In 1908 the cottage was in danger of demolition as the city became more industrial so it was moved from its original location on 8th Street along the river to Tank Park 2 The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and in 1976 moved to its current location in Heritage Hill State Historical Park to serve as a museum 5 See also editList of the oldest buildings in WisconsinReferences editInformational notes edit The St Joan of Arc Chapel on the Marquette University campus in Milwaukee is technically older having been built in the 15th century The chapel was built in France shipped to the United States in 1927 and reconstructed at Marquette University in 1966 6 The Tank Cottage is the oldest Wisconsin building that was originally built in Wisconsin Citations edit Tank Cottage Landmark Hunter com Retrieved 2012 01 26 a b c Anderson D N March 23 1970 Tank Cottage NRHP Inventory Nomination Form National Park Service Retrieved March 21 2020 Photograph Tank Cottage Wisconsin Historical Society Retrieved March 21 2020 Growing Community Heritage Hill State Park Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 12 April 2021 Retrieved May 8 2022 Tank Cottage Heritage Hill State Historical Park Archived from the original on 2012 02 22 Retrieved 2012 01 26 A History of the St Joan of Arc Chapel St Joan of Arc Chapel website Marquette University Retrieved 31 May 2012 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tank Cottage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tank Cottage amp oldid 1145958484, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
