Wade House Historic Site

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Wade House Historic Site
Wisconsin State Park
Old Wade House
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Sheboygan
Location Greenbush, Wisconsin
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Area 48 acres (19 ha)
Founded 1953
Management Wisconsin Historical Society
IUCN category V - Protected Landscape/Seascape
Website: wadehouse.wisconsinhistory.org

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 a Wisconsin Historical Society.

The site contains nine 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

The Wade house was restored in 1950–1953 by the Kohler Foundation and the 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 was purchased in 1960.[5] was reconstructed on its original site from 1999–2001.

A new 30,000 sq ft visitor center and carriage museum was opened in 2013.

List of structures

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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 100px 1849[6] Greek Revival
Listed on the NRHP in 1971 (#71000041)
Charles Robinson House Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 100px 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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 100px
Butternut Cafe Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 100px 1950[8] Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Robinson-Herrling Sawmill Farmhouse Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 100px 1847[9] Timber frame
Listed on the NRHP in 1984 (#84000685)
Rebuilt at original site 1999–2001
Dockstader Blacksmith Shop Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 100px 1970s[10]
Smokehouse Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 100px
Interpretation Center Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 100px 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.
Visitors Center Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 100px 2013
Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 100px 2013 Over 70 horse-drawn and hand-drawn vehicles, including carriages, sleighs, wagons, fire wagons and more.
Banquet Hall Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 100px 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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 100px
Sheep Pen Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 100px
Stable Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 100px
Maintenance Building Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

References

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External links

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