List of National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin

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 45 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 January 7, 1976
(#74002275)
Racine
42°42′44″N 87°47′29″W
Racine Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building.
2 Astor Fur Warehouse October 9, 1960
(#66000800)
Prairie du Chien
43°03′11″N 91°09′36″W
Crawford Oldest known surviving fur trade warehouse in the upper Mississippi River valley.
3 Aztalan July 19, 1964
(#66000022)
Lake Mills
43°03′56″N 88°51′46″W
Jefferson Prehistoric site, now a state park.
4 Harold C. Bradley House January 7, 1976
(#72000047)
Madison
43°04′11″N 89°25′16″W
Dane Prairie School home designed by Louis H. Sullivan.
5 Brisbois House October 9, 1960
(#66000801)
Prairie du Chien
43°03′08″N 91°09′35″W
Crawford Built with stone left over from Fort Crawford.
6 USS Cobia January 14, 1986
(#86000087)
Manitowoc
44°05′24″N 87°39′29″W
Manitowoc Representative of the Gato class of U.S. World War II submarines.
7 Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day House September 25, 1997
(#97001268)
Wauwatosa
43°03′09″N 88°00′46″W
Milwaukee Associated with noted geologist Fisk Holbrook Day.
8 Dousman Hotel October 9, 1960
(#66000122)
Prairie du Chien
43°03′07″N 91°09′35″W
Crawford Hotel with ties to fur traders in area.
9 Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank January 7, 1976
(#72000044)
Columbus
43°20′20″N 89°00′55″W
Columbia One of eight "jewel box" banks designed by Louis Sullivan
10 First Unitarian Society Meetinghouse August 18, 2004
(#73000076)
Shorewood Hills
43°04′33″N 89°26′07″W
Dane Frank Lloyd Wright-designed church.
11 Fountain Lake Farm June 21, 1990
(#90000471)
Montello
43°41′30″N 89°23′14″W
Marquette Home of John Muir from 1849-1856.
12 Fourth Street (Meir) School December 14, 1990
(#84003720)
Milwaukee
43°03′04″N 87°54′53″W
Milwaukee Golda Meir attended school from 1906-1912.
13 Hamlin Garland House November 11, 1971
(#71000040)
West Salem
43°53′57″N 91°05′07″W
La Crosse Author Hamlin Garland visited and wrote here regularly.
14 Greendale Historic District October 16, 2012
(#05000763)
Greendale
42°56′29″N 87°59′45″W
Milwaukee One of three "greenbelt" towns built by the federal government.[3]
15 Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum November 4, 1993
(#93001615)
Milwaukee
43°04′44″N 87°52′40″W
Milwaukee Former museum of geology on University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus.
16 Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House July 31, 2003
(#03001037)
Madison
43°03′31″N 89°26′29″W
Dane First of more than 300 Usonian houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
17 Herbert and Katherine Jacobs Second House July 31, 2003
(#03001038)
Madison
43°04′26″N 89°32′05″W
Dane Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home.
18 Herbert Johnson House June 29, 1989
(#75000076)
Wind Point
42°46′49″N 87°46′15″W
Racine Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home for the Johnson of Johnson Wax.
19 Robert M. La Follette Home January 29, 1964
(#66000020)
Maple Bluff
43°06′54″N 89°22′20″W
Dane A home of Robert M. La Follette
20 Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm January 16, 2009
(#78000082)
Fairfield
43°33′46″N 89°39′33″W
Sauk Farm associated with the writing of Sand County Almanac
21 Little White Schoolhouse May 30, 1974
(#73000079)
Ripon
43°50′31″N 88°50′11″W
Fond du Lac Birthplace of the U.S. Republican Party.
22 Man Mound October 31, 2016
(#16000861)
Greenfield
43°29′19″N 89°40′15″W
Sauk The only surviving earthen anthropomorphic mound in North America.[4]
23 Milton House August 6, 1998
(#72000065)
Milton
42°46′36″N 88°56′11″W
Rock Underground railway station in unusual hotel.
24 Milwaukee City Hall April 5, 2005
(#73000085)
Milwaukee
43°02′30″N 87°54′35″W
Milwaukee Germanic architecture; United States' tallest habitable building 1885-1899.
25 Namur Historic District December 14, 1990
(#87002553)
Namur
44°44′03″N 87°39′59″W
Door District of Belgian-American settlers, where French with a Walloon accent is still spoken.
26 North Hall, University of Wisconsin December 21, 1965
(#66000021)
Madison
43°04′26″N 89°24′11″W
Dane First structure on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
27 Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers June 17, 2011
(#05000530)
5000 West National Avenue, Milwaukee
43°01′14″N 87°58′42″W
Milwaukee 90 acres (36 ha) Milwaukee Soldiers Home (est. 1867) campus, on the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center grounds.
28 Oconto Site January 20, 1961
(#66000023)
Oconto
44°53′12″N 87°54′03″W
Oconto Burial ground and artifacts dating back 5,000-6,000 years.
29 Pabst Theater December 4, 1991
(#72000063)
Milwaukee
43°02′27″N 87°54′38″W
Milwaukee Fourth-oldest continually operating theater in nation.
30 Ringling Brothers Circus Winter Headquarters August 4, 1969
(#69000032)
Baraboo
43°28′01″N 89°44′07″W
Sauk Winter headquarters of the Ringling Brothers Circus from 1884 until 1918.
31 Rock Island II Site December 11, 2023
(#100009834)
Rock Island
45°24′27″N 86°49′21″W
Door Site of camps of Native Americans, ranging from Middle Woodland around 0 CE to Oneota, to Potawatomi in the 1670s, to Ottawa in the 1760s.[5]
32 Schoonmaker Reef September 25, 1997
(#97001266)
Wauwatosa
43°02′43″N 87°59′37″W
Milwaukee Fossilized reef, among the earliest discovered in the world.
33 Second Fort Crawford Military Hospital October 9, 1960
(#66000121)
Prairie du Chien
43°02′30″N 91°08′49″W
Crawford Dates back to first half of 19th century, now houses medical museum.
34 Silver Mound Archeological District February 17, 2006
(#75000067)
Hixton
44°25′36″N 90°57′35″W
Jackson Site of early Native American settlement.
35 Soldiers' Home Reef November 4, 1993
(#93001617)
Milwaukee
43°01′40″N 87°58′29″W
Milwaukee Fossilized reef, among the earliest discovered in the world.
36 Taliesin January 7, 1976
(#73000081)
Spring Green
43°08′30″N 90°04′15″W
Iowa Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home and studio.
37 Ten Chimneys July 31, 2003
(#03001042)
Genesee
42°57′51″N 88°22′38″W
Waukesha Residence of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.
38 Turner Hall November 15, 1996
(#77000041)
Milwaukee
43°02′37″N 87°54′56″W
Milwaukee Associated with German-American Turners.
39 University of Wisconsin Arboretum January 13, 2021
(#100006237)
1207 Seminole Hwy.
43°02′29″N 89°25′51″W
Dane
40 University of Wisconsin Armory & Gymnasium November 4, 1993
(#93001618)
Madison
43°04′33″N 89°23′52″W
Dane Associated with Wisconsin Progressive Republican movement.
41 University of Wisconsin Dairy Barn April 5, 2005
(#02000600)
Madison
43°04′28″N 89°25′06″W
Dane Site of veterinary nutrition research.
42 University of Wisconsin Science Hall November 4, 1993
(#93001616)
Madison
43°04′32″N 89°24′02″W
Dane Associated with noted geology instructor Charles R. Van Hise.
43 Van Hise Rock September 25, 1997
(#97001267)
Rock Springs
43°29′15″N 89°54′55″W
Sauk Rock outcropping that Charles R. Van Hise used to create principles of structural geology.
44 Villa Louis October 9, 1960
(#66000123)
Prairie du Chien
43°03′21″N 91°09′33″W
Crawford Fur trader mansion built in 1871.
45 Wisconsin State Capitol January 3, 2001
(#70000031)
Madison
43°04′28″N 89°23′05″W
Dane Example of Renaissance Revival and Beaux-Arts architecture.

See also

References

  1. Numbers represent an alphabetical 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.
  3. "Greendale originals designated landmark". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. October 18, 2012. pp. 2B.
  4. "Secretary Jewell, Director Jarvis Announce 10 New National Historic Landmarks Illustrating America's Diverse History, Culture". Department of the Interior. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  5. Mason, Ronald J. (Summer 1991). "Biography of an Island". Wisconsin Academic Review. Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters: 35–39.
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