There are 41 National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin.
The following table provides a complete list.
[1] |
Landmark name[2] |
Image
|
Date of designation[2] |
Locality
[2][3] |
County
[2] |
Description
[4] |
1 |
Administration Building and Research Tower, S.C. Johnson Company |
|
01976-01-07 January 7, 1976 |
Racine
42°42′44″N 87°47′29″W / 42.712198°N 87.791466°W / 42.712198; -87.791466 (S.C. Johnson and Son Administration Building and Research Tower) |
Racine |
Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building. |
2 |
Astor Fur Warehouse |
|
01960-10-09 October 9, 1960 |
Prairie du Chien
43°03′11″N 91°09′36″W / 43.0530621736°N 91.160098739°W / 43.0530621736; -91.160098739 (Astor Fur Warehouse) |
Crawford |
Oldest known surviving fur trade warehouse in the upper Mississippi River valley.[3] |
3 |
Aztalan |
|
01964-07-19 July 19, 1964 |
Lake Mills
|
Jefferson |
Prehistoric site, now a state park. |
4 |
Harold C. Bradley House |
|
01976-01-07 January 7, 1976 |
Madison
43°04′11″N 89°25′16″W / 43.069785°N 89.421209°W / 43.069785; -89.421209 (Bradley, Harold C., House) |
Dane |
Prairie School home designed by Louis H. Sullivan. |
5 |
Brisbois House |
|
01960-10-09 October 9, 1960 |
Prairie du Chien
43°03′08″N 91°09′35″W / 43.0523362234°N 91.1597520871°W / 43.0523362234; -91.1597520871 (Brisbois, Michael, House) |
Crawford |
Built with stone left over from Fort Crawford. |
6 |
USS COBIA (Submarine) |
|
01986-01-14 January 14, 1986 |
Manitowoc
44°05′24″N 87°39′29″W / 44.0899142978°N 87.6580640961°W / 44.0899142978; -87.6580640961 (USS COBIA (Submarine)) |
Manitowoc |
Representative of GATO class of U.S. World War II submarines. |
7 |
Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day House |
|
01997-09-25 September 25, 1997 |
Wauwatosa
43°03′09″N 88°00′46″W / 43.052382°N 88.012694°W / 43.052382; -88.012694 (Day, Dr. Fisk Holbrook, House) |
Milwaukee |
Associated with noted geologist Fisk Holbrook Day. |
8 |
Dousman Hotel |
|
01960-10-09 October 9, 1960 |
Prairie du Chien
43°03′07″N 91°09′35″W / 43.0519488133°N 91.1597391167°W / 43.0519488133; -91.1597391167 (Dousman Hotel) |
Crawford |
Hotel with ties to fur traders in area. |
9 |
Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank |
|
01976-01-07 January 7, 1976 |
Columbus
43°20′20″N 89°00′55″W / 43.338782°N 89.015342°W / 43.338782; -89.015342 (Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank) |
Columbia |
One of eight "jewel box" banks designed by Louis Sullivan |
10 |
First Unitarian Society Meetinghouse |
|
02004-08-14 August 14, 2004 |
Shorewood Hills |
Dane |
Frank Lloyd Wright-designed church. |
11 |
Fountain Lake Farm (Wisconsin Farm Home of John Muir) |
|
01990-06-21 June 21, 1990 |
Montello
|
Marquette |
Home of John Muir from 1849-1856. |
12 |
Fourth Street (Meir) School |
|
01990-12-14 December 14, 1990 |
Milwaukee
43°03′04″N 87°54′53″W / 43.051180°N 87.914848°W / 43.051180; -87.914848 (Fourth Street School) |
Milwaukee |
Golda Meir attended school from 1906-1912. |
13 |
Hamlin Garland House |
|
01971-11-11 November 11, 1971 |
West Salem
43°53′57″N 91°05′07″W / 43.899075°N 91.085381°W / 43.899075; -91.085381 (Garland, Hamlin, House) |
La Crosse |
Author Hamlin Garland visited and wrote here regularly. |
14 |
Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum |
|
01993-11-04 November 4, 1993 |
Milwaukee
43°04′44″N 87°52′40″W / 43.078787°N 87.877829°W / 43.078787; -87.877829 (Greene, Thomas A., Memorial Museum) |
Milwaukee |
Former museum of geology on University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus. |
15 |
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House |
|
02003-07-31 July 31, 2003 |
Madison
|
Dane |
First of more than 300 Usonian houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. |
16 |
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs Second House |
|
02003-07-31 July 31, 2003 |
Madison
|
Dane |
Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home. |
17 |
Herbert Johnson House |
|
01989-06-29 June 29, 1989 |
Wind Point
|
Racine |
Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home for the Johnson of Johnson Wax. |
18 |
Robert M. LaFollette House |
|
01964-01-29 January 29, 1964 |
Maple Bluff
43°06′54″N 89°22′20″W / 43.114889°N 89.372153°W / 43.114889; -89.372153 (LaFollette, Robert M., House) |
Dane |
A home of Robert M. LaFollette. |
19 |
Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm |
|
02009-01-16 January 16, 2009 |
Fairfield
43°33′46″N 89°39′33″W / 43.562778°N 89.659167°W / 43.562778; -89.659167 (Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm) |
Sauk |
Farm associated with the writing of Sand County Almanac |
20 |
Little White Schoolhouse |
|
01974-05-30 May 30, 1974 |
Ripon
43°50′31″N 88°50′11″W / 43.8419430632°N 88.836386403°W / 43.8419430632; -88.836386403 (Little White Schoolhouse) |
Fond du Lac |
Birthplace of the U.S. Republican Party. |
21 |
Milton House |
|
01998-08-05 August 5, 1998 |
Milton
42°46′36″N 88°56′11″W / 42.776781°N 88.936521°W / 42.776781; -88.936521 (Milton House) |
Rock |
Underground railway station in unusual hotel. |
22 |
Milwaukee City Hall |
|
02005-04-05 April 5, 2005 |
Milwaukee |
Milwaukee |
Germanic architecture; world's tallest building 1885-1899. |
23 |
Namur Historic District |
|
01990-12-14 December 14, 1990 |
Namur
|
Door |
District of Belgian-American settlers, where French with a Walloon accent is still spoken. |
24 |
North Hall, University of Wisconsin |
|
01965-12-21 December 21, 1965 |
Madison
43°04′26″N 89°24′11″W / 43.0737757539°N 89.4029506566°W / 43.0737757539; -89.4029506566 (North Hall, University Of Wisconsin) |
Dane |
First structure on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. |
25 |
Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers |
|
02011-06-17 June 17, 2011 |
Milwaukee
|
Milwaukee |
|
26 |
Oconto Site |
|
01961-01-20 January 20, 1961 |
Oconto
|
Oconto |
Burial ground and artifacts dating back 5,000-6,000 years. |
27 |
Pabst Theater |
|
01991-12-04 December 4, 1991 |
Milwaukee
43°02′27″N 87°54′38″W / 43.040852°N 87.910653°W / 43.040852; -87.910653 (Pabst Theater) |
Milwaukee |
Fourth-oldest continually operating theater in nation. |
28 |
Ringling Brothers Circus Winter Headquarters |
|
01969-08-04 August 4, 1969 |
Baraboo
|
Sauk |
Winter headquarters of the Ringling Brothers Circus from 1884 until 1918. |
29 |
Schoonmaker Reef |
|
01997-09-25 September 25, 1997 |
Wauwatosa
43°02′43″N 87°59′37″W / 43.0451710095°N 87.9936290861°W / 43.0451710095; -87.9936290861 (Schoonmaker Reef) |
Milwaukee |
Fossilized reef, among the earliest discovered in the world. |
30 |
Second Fort Crawford Military Hospital |
|
01960-10-09 October 9, 1960 |
Prairie du Chien
43°02′30″N 91°08′49″W / 43.0416752925°N 91.1469595121°W / 43.0416752925; -91.1469595121 (Fort Crawford Military Hospital) |
Crawford |
Dates back to first half of 19th century, now houses medical museum. |
31 |
Silver Mound Archeological District |
|
02006-02-17 February 17, 2006 |
Hixton |
Jackson |
Site of early Native American settlement. |
32 |
Soldiers' Home Reef |
|
01993-11-04 November 4, 1993 |
Milwaukee
|
Milwaukee |
Fossilized reef, among the earliest discovered in the world. |
33 |
Taliesin East |
|
01976-01-07 January 7, 1976 |
Spring Green
|
Iowa |
Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home and studio. |
34 |
Ten Chimneys |
|
02003-07-31 July 31, 2003 |
Genesee
|
Waukesha |
Residence of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. |
35 |
Turner Hall |
|
01996-11-15 November 15, 1996 |
Milwaukee
|
Milwaukee |
Associated with German-American Turners. |
36 |
University of Wisconsin Armory & Gymnasium |
|
01993-11-04 November 4, 1993 |
Madison
43°04′33″N 89°23′52″W / 43.075827°N 89.397867°W / 43.075827; -89.397867 (University of Wisconsin Armory & Gymnasium) |
Dane |
Associated with Wisconsin Progressive Republican movement. |
37 |
University of Wisconsin Dairy Barn |
|
02005-04-05 April 5, 2005 |
Madison
|
Dane |
Site of veterinary nutrition research. |
38 |
University of Wisconsin Science Hall |
|
01993-11-04 November 4, 1993 |
Madison
43°04′32″N 89°24′02″W / 43.075689°N 89.400616°W / 43.075689; -89.400616 (University Of Wisconsin Science Hall) |
Dane |
Associated with noted geology instructor Charles R. Van Hise. |
39 |
Van Hise Rock |
|
01997-09-25 September 25, 1997 |
Rock Springs
43°29′15″N 89°54′55″W / 43.4874784065°N 89.9153038581°W / 43.4874784065; -89.9153038581 (Van Hise Rock) |
Sauk |
Rock outcropping associated with Charles R. Van Hise. |
40 |
Villa Louis |
|
01960-10-09 October 9, 1960 |
Prairie du Chien
|
Crawford |
Fur trader mansion built in 1871. |
41 |
Wisconsin State Capitol |
|
02001-01-03 January 3, 2001 |
Madison |
Dane |
Example of Renaissance Revival and Beaux-Arts architecture. |