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Wade House Historic Site

April 14, 2024

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 the Wisconsin Historical Society.

Wade House Historic Site
Old Wade House
LocationSheboygan, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates43°46′36″N 88°05′05″W / 43.77667°N 88.08472°W / 43.77667; -88.08472
Area48 acres (19 ha)
Established1953
Governing bodyWisconsin Historical Society
Websitewadehouse.wisconsinhistory.org

The site contains nine major 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 edit

The Wade house was restored in 1950–1953 by the Kohler Foundation and then 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 museum features a collection of horse-drawn and hand-drawn vehicles, including carriages, sleighs, wagons, fire wagons and more.

The Robinson-Herrling sawmill site and 97 acres of property were purchased in 1960.[5] was reconstructed on its original site from 1999 to 2001.

A new 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) visitor center and carriage museum was opened in 2013.

List of structures edit

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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 / 43.776694; -88.084779 (Sylvanus Wade House)   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 / 43.776089; -88.086371 (Charles Robinson House)   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 / 43.776138; -88.086653 (Carriage House)  
Butternut Cafe 43°46′35″N 88°05′09″W / 43.776432°N 88.085858°W / 43.776432; -88.085858 (Butternut Cafe)   1950[8] Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Robinson-Herrling Sawmill Farmhouse 43°46′40″N 88°05′08″W / 43.777908°N 88.085542°W / 43.777908; -88.085542 (Sawmill)   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 / 43.777588; -88.085014 (Blacksmith Shop)   1970s[10]
Smokehouse 43°46′37″N 88°05′06″W / 43.776842°N 88.084957°W / 43.776842; -88.084957 (Smokehouse)  
Interpretation Building 43°46′39″N 88°05′14″W / 43.777462°N 88.087148°W / 43.777462; -88.087148 (Museum Store)   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.
Visitor Center 43°46′55″N 88°05′15″W / 43.781824°N 88.087509°W / 43.781824; -88.087509 (Visitors Center)   2013
Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum 43°46′54″N 88°05′14″W / 43.781707°N 88.087221°W / 43.781707; -88.087221 (Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum)   2013 Over 70 horse-drawn and hand-drawn vehicles, including carriages, sleighs, wagons, fire wagons and more.
Carriage Pavilion 43°46′44″N 88°05′25″W / 43.778981°N 88.090407°W / 43.778981; -88.090407 (Banquet Hall)   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 / 43.776885; -88.085248 (Chicken Coop)  
Sheep Pen 43°46′38″N 88°05′09″W / 43.777252°N 88.085787°W / 43.777252; -88.085787 (Sheep Pen)  
Stable 43°46′41″N 88°05′14″W / 43.777961°N 88.087207°W / 43.777961; -88.087207 (Stable)  
Maintenance Building 43°46′45″N 88°05′30″W / 43.779205°N 88.091652°W / 43.779205; -88.091652 (Maintenance Building)

See also edit

National Register of Historic Places listings in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

References edit

  1. ^ "Kohler Foundation, Inc. Buys Wade House". Sheboygan Press. July 14, 1950. p. 1.
  2. ^ "Our New State Park". Sheboygan Press. June 6, 1953. p. 20.
  3. ^ "Museum Project Launched". The Sheboygan Press. July 11, 1967. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Dedication Date Set For Jung Carriage Museum". The Sheboygan Press. March 7, 1968. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Old Wade House Buys a Dam Site". The Milwaukee Sentinel. August 11, 1960. p. 6. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  6. ^ "Sylvanus Wade House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  7. ^ "Charles Robinson House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  8. ^ "Reference Number: 82038". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society.
  9. ^ "Robinson-Herrling Sawmill". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  10. ^ "Blacksmith Shop const". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  11. ^ "ST H. 23 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  12. ^ "Jung Carriage Museum const". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

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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 the Wisconsin Historical Society Wade House Historic SiteOld Wade HouseShow map of WisconsinShow map of the United StatesLocationSheboygan Wisconsin United StatesCoordinates43 46 36 N 88 05 05 W 43 77667 N 88 08472 W 43 77667 88 08472Area48 acres 19 ha Established1953Governing bodyWisconsin Historical SocietyWebsitewadehouse wbr wisconsinhistory wbr orgThe site contains nine major 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 Contents 1 History 2 List of structures 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe Wade house was restored in 1950 1953 by the Kohler Foundation and then 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 museum features a collection of horse drawn and hand drawn vehicles including carriages sleighs wagons fire wagons and more The Robinson Herrling sawmill site and 97 acres of property were purchased in 1960 5 was reconstructed on its original site from 1999 to 2001 A new 30 000 square foot 2 800 m2 visitor center and carriage museum was opened in 2013 List of structures editMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Three of the site s structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places Structure name location Image Built Construction style notesSylvanus Wade House 43 46 36 N 88 05 05 W 43 776694 N 88 084779 W 43 776694 88 084779 Sylvanus Wade House nbsp 1849 6 Greek RevivalListed on the NRHP in 1971 71000041 Charles Robinson House 43 46 34 N 88 05 11 W 43 776089 N 88 086371 W 43 776089 88 086371 Charles Robinson House nbsp 1855 7 Greek RevivalListed 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 43 776138 88 086653 Carriage House nbsp Butternut Cafe 43 46 35 N 88 05 09 W 43 776432 N 88 085858 W 43 776432 88 085858 Butternut Cafe nbsp 1950 8 Astylistic Utilitarian BuildingRobinson Herrling Sawmill Farmhouse 43 46 40 N 88 05 08 W 43 777908 N 88 085542 W 43 777908 88 085542 Sawmill nbsp 1847 9 Timber frameListed on the NRHP in 1984 84000685 Rebuilt at original site 1999 2001Dockstader Blacksmith Shop 43 46 39 N 88 05 06 W 43 777588 N 88 085014 W 43 777588 88 085014 Blacksmith Shop nbsp 1970s 10 Smokehouse 43 46 37 N 88 05 06 W 43 776842 N 88 084957 W 43 776842 88 084957 Smokehouse nbsp Interpretation Building 43 46 39 N 88 05 14 W 43 777462 N 88 087148 W 43 777462 88 087148 Museum Store nbsp 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 Visitor Center 43 46 55 N 88 05 15 W 43 781824 N 88 087509 W 43 781824 88 087509 Visitors Center nbsp 2013Wesley W Jung Carriage Museum 43 46 54 N 88 05 14 W 43 781707 N 88 087221 W 43 781707 88 087221 Wesley W Jung Carriage Museum nbsp 2013 Over 70 horse drawn and hand drawn vehicles including carriages sleighs wagons fire wagons and more Carriage Pavilion 43 46 44 N 88 05 25 W 43 778981 N 88 090407 W 43 778981 88 090407 Banquet Hall nbsp 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 43 776885 88 085248 Chicken Coop nbsp Sheep Pen 43 46 38 N 88 05 09 W 43 777252 N 88 085787 W 43 777252 88 085787 Sheep Pen nbsp Stable 43 46 41 N 88 05 14 W 43 777961 N 88 087207 W 43 777961 88 087207 Stable nbsp Maintenance Building 43 46 45 N 88 05 30 W 43 779205 N 88 091652 W 43 779205 88 091652 Maintenance Building See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Sheboygan County WisconsinReferences edit Kohler Foundation Inc Buys Wade House Sheboygan Press July 14 1950 p 1 Our New State Park Sheboygan Press June 6 1953 p 20 Museum Project Launched The Sheboygan Press July 11 1967 p 3 Dedication Date Set For Jung Carriage Museum The Sheboygan Press March 7 1968 p 8 Old Wade House Buys a Dam Site The Milwaukee Sentinel August 11 1960 p 6 Retrieved October 27 2014 Sylvanus Wade House Architecture and History Inventory Wisconsin Historical Society Retrieved October 26 2014 Charles Robinson House Architecture and History Inventory Wisconsin Historical Society Retrieved October 26 2014 Reference Number 82038 Architecture and History Inventory Wisconsin Historical Society Robinson Herrling Sawmill Architecture and History Inventory Wisconsin Historical Society Retrieved October 26 2014 Blacksmith Shop const Architecture and History Inventory Wisconsin Historical Society Retrieved October 26 2014 ST H 23 Property Record Wisconsin Historical Society Architecture and History Inventory Wisconsin Historical Society Retrieved February 19 2017 Jung Carriage Museum const Architecture and History Inventory Wisconsin Historical Society Retrieved October 26 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wade House Historic Site Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wade House Historic Site amp oldid 1169591771, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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