Fountain Lake Farm

Fountain Lake Farm

Infobox_nrhp | name =Fountain Lake Farm (Wisconsin Farm Home of John Muir)
nrhp_type =nhl



caption = Entrance into Fountain Lake Farm
nearest_city= Montello, Wisconsin
locmapin = Wisconsin
area =80 acres
built =1864
architect=
architecture=
designated= June 21, 1990cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2095&ResourceType=Site
title=Fountain Lake Farm (Wisconsin Farm Home of John Muir) |accessdate=2008-01-02|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service
]
added = June 21, 1990cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Local
refnum=90000471

The Fountain Lake Farm, also known as Wisconsin Farm Home of John Muir, is associated with the life of John Muir.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1990.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/90000471.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination / National Historic Landmark Nomination: Fountain Lake Farm / Wisconsin Farm Home of John Muir] |1.41 MB|date=May 11, 1989 |author=Donald L. Stevens, Jr. |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/90000471.pdf "Accompanying 7 photos, from 1988 and c.1863."] |1.18 MB]

An area of 80 acres is included in the landmarked site.

It is located at County Highway F and Gillette Road in rural Montello.

External links

* [http://www.johnmuir.org/wisconsin John Muir, Fountain Lake Farm]

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